Over nearly three centuries, Columbia has done that in countless ways. Two hundred years after Washington borrowed, used, and lost that telescope, Apollo astronauts traveled to the moon carrying instruments pioneered at Columbia. A few months ago, Columbia scientists launched a balloon over the South Pole to learn more about dark matter, one of the great unresolved mysteries of our universe. (01:21–01:28)
CLAIM
Asserts that Columbia University was involved in developing instruments used in the Apollo moon missions.
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