President John F. Kennedy famously declared the race to land a man on the Moon on May 25, 1961. In a speech before a joint session of the U.S. Congress, he set the ambitious goal of sending an American astronaut to the Moon and returning them safely to Earth before the end of the decade. This declaration was a pivotal moment in the space race during the Cold War.
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