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>> mrs. shepard, can you tell us what are your feelings on this stupendous occasion? >> oh, i don't think i have to tell, do i? i'm so happy. it was beautiful, i thought. >> the gagarin flight was a 10. al shepard's flight was a 1 or a 2. okay? in terms of the capability that it demonstrated. so russians clearly were ahead of us so the attitude is we would like to do something really big but small enough to accomplish it. >> 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 sing...

>> if there is shepard, can you tell us what are your feelings on this occasion? >> i don't have to tell you, do i? i'm so happy. it was beautiful, i thought. >> the gagarin flight was a 10. al shepard's flight was a 1 or a 2, okay in terms of the capability that it demonstrated. so russians clearly were ahead of us, so the attitude is we would like to do something really big, but small enough so that we could accomplish it. >> 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 s...