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by Herminne Tonita -

"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 earth."

President Kennedy's proposal in May 1961 that the United States should send a man to the moon was eagerly welcomed by politicians and the American people. Soon work had begun on the Apollo program, as the project was named.

The Apollo program was another move in the "space race" between the United States read more...

Tags: space, race, appolo 11, president kennedy, 1961, spacecraft, cape canaveral, soviet union

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