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25.05.1961 prezydent John F. Kennedy przemawiał do połączonych obu izb Kongresu.
Wśród jego „Pilnych Potrzeb Narodowych” znalazł się cel wylądowania ludzi na powierzchni Księżyca.
Kolejny cel może być zrealizowany przed końcem kadencji obecnego prezydenta.

Address to Joint Session of Congress May 25, 1961
While listing national goals, the President states, "First, 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." This excerpt ends abruptly. CBS No. 610525-01A. Copyright restrictions apply.

https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/historic-speeches/address-to-joint-session-of-congress-may-25-1961

NASA History Office @NASAhistory 4:00 PM · May 25, 2026
"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."

65 years ago today President John F. Kennedy addressed a joint session of Congress. Among his "Urgent National Needs"— achievement in space.

With the Space Race in full swing, he said, "while we cannot guarantee that we shall one day be first, we can guarantee that any failure to make this effort will make us last."

https://twitter.com/NASAhistory/status/2058910961369600102

Stephane SEBILE @spacemen1969 12:08 AM · May 25, 2026
25 mai 1961
Il y a 65 ans : ''le fameux discours pour la Lune'' de Kennedy au Congrès américain (à ne pas confondre avec celui de la Rice University de septembre 1962)

https://x.com/spacemen1969/status/2058671381278261316