Fifty years ago, President John F. Kennedy challenged Congress and the nation to land a man on the moon in before the decade closed. Read the text of his speech.
As President John F. Kennedy assumed office in January 1961, the space race with the Soviet Union would soon move beyond a competition to place satellites and animals in orbitâ??plans for human exploration were well underway.
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.
The "Address at Rice University on the Nation's Space Effort", or better known simply as the "We choose to go to the moon" speech, was delivered by U.S. President John F. Kennedy .
Fifty years ago, President John F. Kennedy challenged Congress and the nation to land a man on the moon in before the decade closed. Read the text of his speech.
As President John F. Kennedy assumed office in January 1961, the space race with the Soviet Union would soon move beyond a competition to place satellites and animals in orbitâ??plans for human exploration were well underway.
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.
The "Address at Rice University on the Nation's Space Effort", or better known simply as the "We choose to go to the moon" speech, was delivered by U.S. President John F. Kennedy .
