On Sept. 12, 1962, President Kennedy spoke before a crowd of 35,000 people at Rice University in Houston. During his speech, the President recommitted the nation to the Moon landing goal he proposed to Congress in May 1961, rallying the nation to land astronauts on the Moon before the end of the decade and bring the crew safely back to Earth. […]
Nov. 22, 1963 is a day that Americans will never forget. For the baby boomer generation, the day of JFK’s assassination remains as vivid as the horrific scenes from September 11th, 2001. […]
In 1961, John F. Kennedy challenged the nation to send men to the moon and return them safely. […]
President John F. Kennedy wasn’t kidding when he said going to the Moon was hard. Much of the technology needed to get to the lunar surface and return didn’t exist at the time of Kennedy’s famous 1962 speech. And much was unknown. […]
Sixty years ago today on July 4, 1957, then Senator John F. Kennedy read the entire text of the Declaration of Independence, which was broadcast by WQXR Radio in New York as part of the station’s observance of Independence Day. […]
“With the approval of this Congress, we have undertaken in the past year a great new effort in outer space. […]
On July 16, 1969, America sent the first humans to the moon. […]
