Kennedy succeeded. He had made the challenge in a speech earlier in the year to Congress. However, the Rice University speech was the one that galvanized public support, which led to government investment.
The U. NASA funding comprised 4. No one knew if astronauts would make it to the Moon and walk on the surface. One thing was for sure: If it was possible, America wanted to be the first country to do it. The speech marked a pivotal moment in the Apollo era, one that rallied the nation and committed the country to look to the Moon.
Try Rev and save time transcribing, captioning, and subtitling. John F. Kennedy: We meet in an hour of change and challenge, in a decade of hope and fear, in an age of both knowledge and ignorance. The greater our knowledge increases, the greater our ignorance unfolds. No man can fully grasp how far and how fast we have come. Stated in these terms, we know very little about the first 40 years, except at the end of them, advanced man had learned to use the skins of animals and cover them.
Kennedy: Then about 10 years ago, under this standard, man emerged from his caves to construct other kinds of shelter. Only five years ago, man learned to write and use a car with wheels. Christianity began less than two years ago. The printing press came this year. And then less than two months ago, during this whole 50 year span of human history, the steam engine provided a new source of power.
Objectives Students will: consider the costs related to space exploration in the s and the decision to send a man to the Moon. In this speech President Kennedy reaffirms the commitment he made to Congress in May of to send a man to the Moon. What words or phrases does he emphasize? Why do you think the president is emphasizing this topic at this time? What are the reasons that Mary Lou gives to defend her position? What are the reasons that Myer Feldman uses to defend his position?
Once students have recorded their observations on the Reitler and Feldman letters, ask students to brainstorm additional reasons in support of or opposition to spending federal money on the space program. This handout provides a chronology of other events that were going on at the same time as the Apollo program, statistics about the cost of the Apollo program, and a list of technological advances attributed to the Apollo program.
You may want students to consider the following questions: Reitler and Feldman letters What arguments did Reitler and Feldman make in support of and in opposition to the decision to send a man to the Moon? Where do you think Mary Lou got her ideas from? Why might she be thinking about space? Is there an issue that you feel strong enough about to write to the president?
What did you notice about the tone of both of the letters? Apollo Program and the Space Race Why do you think it was so important for President Kennedy to focus on space and sending a man to the Moon?
To what extent is the Cold War related to the decision to send a man to the Moon? In September , President Kennedy was aware of the increasing Soviet military buildup in Cuba and a month later the two nations would be engaged in the Cuban Missile Crisis. This tension is evident in this speech. How much did it cost to send a man to the Moon? What advances came about as a result of the Apollo program?
General Is it important to explore outer space? Should the federal government spend money on the space program? Who decides how federal money is spent in the United States? The Space Program Today There is a similar debate about space exploration today. President Trump recommended accelerating the US space program, returning astronauts to the Moon as a major step before an eventual trip to Mars.
This would require increased government spending. Do you think the United States should continue to fund the space program today? Reconstruct the literal meaning of a historical passage.
Standard 3 Historical Analysis and Interpretation A. Consider multiple perspectives. Compare and contrast differing sets of ideas.
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