Picture of the Day: 50 Years Since the Launch of SA-1
The lift-off of the first Saturn rocket represents the initial phase of the Apollo program's efforts to send men to the moon More »
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Rebecca J. Rosen is a senior associate editor at The Atlantic. She was previously an associate editor at The Wilson Quarterly, where she spearheaded the magazine's In Essence section.
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