One Giant Step for Physicians: A Texas Physician's Role in Space-Race Medicine

This summer marks the 50th anniversary of America's Apollo 11 Lunar Mission - the first time humans set foot on the moon. Across the world, the event was heralded as a milestone of scientific achievement, and its three-man crew - Neil Armstrong, Col. Buzz Aldrin, and Lt. Col. Michael Collins - became American heroes. Laboring behind the scenes were swarms of unsung individuals whose expertise made the enterprise possible, including Texas cardiologist Lawrence E. Lamb, MD. His 2006 memoir Inside the Space Race: A Space Surgeon's Diary remains a vivid account of the essential role physicians played in the race to reach the moon.