Spirit of space pioneers lives on

“WE choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not only because they are easy, but because they are hard.”

Spirit of space pioneers lives on
Sat, 29 Sep, 2007 - 01:00
Dan Buckley

THE words are those of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

The year was 1962. The place: Houston, Texas.

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CourtsPlace: moonPlace: Houston, TexasPlace: Mare TranquillitatisPlace: Sea ofPlace: EarthPlace: SputnikPerson: President John Fitzgerald KennedyPerson: JFKPerson: Neil ArmstrongPerson: ArmstrongPerson: Edwin AldrinPerson: BuzzPerson: Michael CollinsPerson: NeilPerson: MichaelPerson: AldrinPerson: CollinsPerson: President Richard NixonEvent: Apollo 11Organisation: NASA
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