As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, the Apollo missions to the moon have been a significant achievement and a test of American exceptionalism. The Apollo missions in the 1960s and 1970s, which led to a generation of scientists, doctors and researchers, changed the way Americans think about themselves and defined the definition of American greatness. NASA's Artemis missions are planned for the next few years, but few Americans are aware of these missions. The agency has not done a good job in explaining its discoveries to the public about the importance of space technology to everyday life on Earth. The space program has also led to the invention of heart rate monitoring technology, scratch-resistance lenses, memory foam mattresses, rechargeable batteries, wireless headphones, the Jaws of Life rescue tool, GPS and even banking technology.