BBCNEWS The New Space Race June 4, 2024 14:35:00
Russia had put the first person in space. american prestige was taking a beating. and on the ground, us presidentjohn f kennedy was losing the so—called cuban missile crisis. he had threatened the soviets with nuclear war if they went ahead and built a military base right on americas doorstep. in september 1962, president kennedy delivered a speech in houston, texas, designed to rouse spirits and change the dynamic. we choose to go to the moon... applause we choose to go to the moon in this de...
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