The mission goal was to land a man on the moon and return him to earth safely.
Where’s the barely? What would you have done better?
Where’s the barely? What would you have done better?
It was still a great accomplishment, so I would not use barely, but technically it is correct I think. They spend great effort, to just make it to the moon, which was the goal, to beat the sowjets. And that succeeded. No great safety margins, not much room for error - barely.