President John F. Kennedy said "We will go to the moon this decade". This video depicts his confidence that the US could create the technology to go to the moon within 10 years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTyYM-dUgCI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfhIjI_N1Pk&feature=related
The mission fulfilled President John F. Kennedy's goal of reaching the moon by the end of the 1960s, which he expressed during a 1961 speech:
"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."
The problems and risks were discovered as the engineers discovered new technologies. And it all came down to the quote:
"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." Neil Armstrong
It was so amazing. Look at all the inventions that came from this directive by President Kennedy. Computers, Velcro, new metals (mylar) and many other discoveries were made during all of the Apollo missions.
Citations are the websites above.
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This is a great prediction - the force of his personality was enough to drive the nation forward. http://www.snopes.com/quotes/kenolsen.asp
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