Six decades ago, President John F. Kennedy delivered the memorable, inspirational speech that shifted the race to the moon into “high gear.” Kennedy had previously declared the goal “of landing a man ...

Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s legendary clarion call to the United States, to invest its heart, hopes and mind in the exploration of space. An enduring message of audacity ...

President John F. Kennedy gave an impassioned speech at Rice University - doubling down on his efforts for America to land a man on the moon. The speech is most known for him saying, “We choose to go ...

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy delivered remarks at Rice University, where he discussed the need for America to become “the world’s greatest space-faring nation.” Just seven years later, America ...

Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg is the former executive producer and general manager of Atlantic Studios at The Atlantic.

President John F. Kennedy’s Sept. 12, 1962 speech at Rice University launched the race to the moon, which culminated in 1969 with Apollo 11 astronauts walking on the moon. On this date in 1962, in a ...

Fifty years after John F. Kennedy summoned Americans to a new generation of leadership and patriotism, one thing is clear: This is no age of Camelot. Were it uttered by a modern politician, Kennedy's ...