THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
JOHN F KENNEDY AND THE COLD WAR
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build a space station
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land a man on the moon
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put a man into orbit
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put a man into space
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1961, President John F. Kennedy began a dramatic expansion of the U.S. space program and committed the nation to the ambitious goal of landing a man on the Moon by the end of the decade. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the satellite Sputnik, and the space race was on.
Detailed explanation-2: -"We choose to go to the Moon", officially titled the Address at Rice University on the Nation’s Space Effort, is a September 12, 1962, speech by United States President John F. Kennedy to bolster public support for his proposal to land a man on the Moon before 1970.
Detailed explanation-3: -On Sept. 12, 1962, President Kennedy addressed a large crowd at Rice University in Houston during a two-day tour of space facilities across the country. During the speech, the President recommitted the nation to the Moon landing goal he proposed to Congress in May 1961.
Detailed explanation-4: -On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced before a special joint session of Congress the dramatic and ambitious goal of sending an American safely to the Moon before the end of the decade.