On June 6, 1944, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy in a decisive battle that marked the beginning of the end of World War II and signalled the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi occupation—an event etched into history as D-Day. Nearly a quarter-century later, the world witnessed another monumental leap forward. "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," echoed across the cosmos as Neil Armstrong set foot on the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mis