Address at Rice University on the Nation's Space Effort, commonly known by the sentence in the middle of the speech " We choose to go to the Moon ", was a speech on September 12, 1962, …

"We choose to go to the Moon", officially titled the address at Rice University on the nation's space effort, is a September 12, 1962, speech by United States President John F. Kennedy to …

John F. Kennedy: (02:15) We shall send to the moon 240,000 miles away, a giant rocket, more than 300 feet tall on an untried mission to an unknown celestial body, and then return it safely …

MATT PORTER: In 1962, President John F. Kennedy told a cheering crowd of more than 40,000 people at Rice University that American astronauts would land on the moon by the end of the …

Sep 22, 1998 · Speaking to Congress and the Nation, President Kennedy said on May 25, 1961; “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, …

For the eyes of the world now look into space, to the moon and to the planets beyond, and we have vowed that we shall not see it governed by a hostile flag of conquest, but by a banner of …

First I believe that this Nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other …

Jul 2, 2009 · We Choose to Go to the Moon . . . not Because that will be Easy, but Because it will be Hard. Following is President John F. Kennedy’s historic speech about his plan to put a man …

Sep 12, 2022 · President John F. Kennedy delivered his "We Choose" speech at Rice University on September 12, 1962, articulating the politically motivated national goal of landing a human …

Nov 28, 2025 · Few lines in history carry the same weight as President John F. Kennedy’s famous JFK moon quote: “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not …