Today in science: Kennedy’s moon speech
Deborah Byrd in HUMAN WORLD | SPACE | May 25, 2018
On May 25, 1961, John F. Kennedy gave a stirring speech to a joint session of Congress, inspiring a nation to land humans on the moon within a decade.
Deborah Byrd in HUMAN WORLD | SPACE | May 25, 2018
On May 25, 1961, John F. Kennedy gave a stirring speech to a joint session of Congress, inspiring a nation to land humans on the moon within a decade.
May 25, 1961. On this date, President John F. Kennedy gave a stirring speech before a joint session of Congress, in which he declared his intention to focus U.S. efforts on landing humans on the moon within a decade. His words ignited the work of a decade, in achieving the dream of a moon landing. Among other things, he said:
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 first human footsteps on the moon took place on July 20, 1969.
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I took the liberty of changing the video. Strangely, the article's video did not contain Kennedy's goal of putting man on the moon in that decade. This one does. Unfortunately, I'm a day late getting this posted. - ilan
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