Atlantic . ,why does rice play texas . We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon. [applause] we choose to go to the moon and do the other things, not because they are easy, 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 we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win and the others, too. [applause] in the early president john 1960s, kennedy said we want to galvanize our country to do something very bold, and it was the space race. We wanted to do something bold to beat the russians. Lets beat the russians by sending humans to the moon and returning us safely before the end of the 1960s. As the country is starting to think about going to the moon, one of the questions we had was, how do you know where you are going . If you travel to a foreign country, you take a nap with you to figure out where you are going. If you travel to a foreign worl
This hearing is called to order. Welcome. 50 years ago, exactly what each week from today, at approximately 9 30 am, two astronauts, sitting atop a rocket the size of a navy destroyer, packing 7. 5 Million Pounds of thrust, took off from Kennedy Space center in florida. Roughly 1 Million People had gathered on the ground to watch this historic event. Including half of the United States congress. These three astronauts, as one of the newspapers put it at the time, carried with them the hopes of the world. The year was 1969. The year before i was born. The astronauts were Neil Armstrong, buzz aldrin, and michael collins. And the mission was apollo 11. Armstrong and aldrin went on to make history a little more than 100 hours later. When, with more than one third of the earths the earth watching or listening live, they became the first humans to ever set foot on the moon. The apollo 11 mission would go on to make history again. A little less than 100 hours after that, as the First Mission
[gavel pounding] this hearing is call to order. Welcome. 50 years ago, exactly what each week from today, at approximately 9 30 am, 2 astronauts, sitting atop a rocket the size of a navy destroyer, packing 7. 5 Million Pounds of thrust, took off from Kennedy Space center in florida. Roughly 1 Million People had gathered on the ground to watch this historic event. That included half of the u. S. Congress. These 3 astronauts, as one of the newspapers put it at the time, carried with them the hopes of the world. The u. S. 1969. The year before i was born. The astronauts were now im strong, but, and michael collins. And the mission was apollo 11. Armstrong and aldrin went on to make history a little more than 100 hours later. When with more than one third of the earths the earth watching, word listening live. They became the first humans to ever set foot on the moon. The apollo 11 mission would go on to make history again. A little less than 100 hours after that, as the First Mission not o
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It back over to ms. I to. But why . Some say the moon . Why choose this as our goal . And they may well ask why climb the highest mountain. 535 years ago fly the atlantic why does race play texas . We choose to go to the moon we choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon. And this decade and do the other things not they are easy, but because they are hard because that goal well served to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills because that challenge is one that were willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone and one we intend to win, and the others to. In early 1960s, president john kennedy said, we want galvanize our country to, do something very bold. And it the space race. So we wanted to do something bold to beat the russians. Lets beat the russians by sending humans to the moon and returning them safely before the end of the 1960s as the country to think about going to the moon. One of the questions we had was, you know, how do you know where y