During his time in the White House, President John F. Kennedy dealt with multiple issues regarding the military, intelligence, and commercial uses of space and with respect to controlling the spread of armaments into what he called “this new ocean.” There is no doubt, however, that with respect to space, Kennedy will be most remembered as the president who sent Americans to the surface of the moon. This chapter describes the process by which John Kennedy in spring 1961 decided that the United States should send humans to the moon before the Soviet Union and the ways he supported that decision during his remaining time as president. It also discusses his little‐remembered proposal to turn the lunar landing program into a cooperative US–Soviet undertaking. The chapter assesses the character and wisdom of JFK's commitment to US space leadership and evaluates the results of that commitment in terms of JFK's objectives in making and sustaining it.


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    Title :

    The Moon Race


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    Publication date :

    2014-05-27


    Size :

    18 pages




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    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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