To put a man on the moon by 1969
It gave the country a common goal and we wanted to beat the Russians in space.
to fulfill President Kennedy's goal of landing a man on the moon by the end of the decade and to beat the soviets in the space race
This goal ws set by president John Kennedy.
Yes he was.
President Johnson established continuity between his administration and that of John F. Kennedy by carrying on with the space program, and the goal of putting a man on the moon by the end of the 1960's. Johnson continued on in Kennedy's footsteps to make strides in civil rights. He implemented the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps by Executive Order on March 1, 1961. President Kennedy sought to encourage mutual understanding between Americans and people of other nations and cultures.
The goal of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth before the Russians and before the end of the 1960s.
This was US President John F Kennedy This goal was stated by President John F. Kennedy, in 1962.
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy said in 1961, "I believe this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon..."
"Ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country."
"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. No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space."-President Kennedy, Address to Congress on Urgent National Needs, May 25, 1961