A 12 de Setembro de 1962, John F. Kennedy fez um discurso na Universidade Rice que se tornou famoso:
“Nenhuma nação que espera ser o líder das outras nações poderá perder a corrida espacial”
“Mas por quê a Lua, perguntam alguns? Por quê este objectivo? Também podem perguntar porquê subir à montanha mais alta? Porquê, há 35 anos, decidimos voar sobre o Atlântico? Nós decidimos ir à Lua. Nós decidimos ir à Lua nesta década e fazer as outras coisas, não porque são fáceis, mas porque são difíceis.”
“We shall send to the moon, 240,000 miles away from the control station in Houston, a giant rocket more than 300 feet tall, the length of this football field, made of new metal alloys, some of which have not yet been invented, capable of standing heat and stresses several times more than have ever been experienced, fitted together with a precision better than the finest watch, carrying all the equipment needed for propulsion, guidance, control, communications, food and survival, on an untried mission, to an unknown celestial body, and then return it safely to earth, re-entering the atmosphere at speeds of over 25,000 miles per hour, causing heat about half that of the temperature of the sun–almost as hot as it is here today–and do all this, and do it right, and do it first before this decade is out–then we must be bold.”
“The growth of our science and education will be enriched by new knowledge of our universe and environment, by new techniques of learning and mapping and observation, by new tools and computers for industry, medicine, the home as well as the school.”
“We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained, and new rights to be won, and they must be won and used for the progress of all people.”
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