Celebrate J.F.K. Birthday May, 29 1917
There is no strife, no prejudice, no national conflict in outer space as yet. Its hazards are hostile to us all. Its conquest deserves the best of all mankind, and its opportunity for peaceful cooperation may never come again. But why, some say, the Moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask, why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? … We choose to go to the Moon! …We choose to go to the Moon! …We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win .. -President Kennedy, Address at Rice University on the Nation’s Space Effort, September 12, 1962
Source: We choose to go to the Moon September 12, 1962 – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Celebrate J.F.K. Birthday May, 29 1917
My favorite speech by J.F.K.
“I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space.” -President Kennedy, Address to Congress on Urgent National Needs, May 25, 1961
Video:space.com President Kennedy’s Next Moonshot Moment
“That’s one small step for a man. One giant leap for mankind.”
– Neil Armstrong, First step on the moon, Apollo 11, July 1969
Explore the Apollo Missions on NASA’s web site.The Apollo Missions | NASA
