This month, people around the world will be marking the 40th anniversary of the United States landing Apollo 11 on the moon. We are seeing advertising for a special exhibition at the JFK library, a new rap video put together by Snoop Dog and Buzz Aldrin, and observances are planned by NASA, the Smithsonian and a multitude of other venues. The first moon landing remains as one of the most significant moments in human history, and no doubt we will repeatedly and often hear the words “we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” ...