What Happened on September 12, 1962.
- President Kennedy spoke before a crowd of 35,000 people at Rice University in Hudson.
- The President recommitted the nation to the moon landing goal he proposed to Congress in May 1961.
NASA, Rice University Event on September 12, 2022
After almost 60 years of President John F. Kennedy’s speech, “We choose to go to the moon.”
NASA and Rice University in Hudson have hosted an event on September 12th to celebrate the 60th anniversary of President Kennedy’s historic speech at Rice Stadium, about rallying the nation to land astronauts on the Moon before the end of the decade and bring them back safely to earth.
NASA provided live coverage of the final event celebrating the President’s speech at noon EDT (11 a.m. CDT) on Monday, September 12 on NASA Television, the application, and the website.
“Here’s the link to the Youtube live event.”
NASA, Rice University Mark 60th Anniversary of Kennedy’s Moon Speech
Sixty years later, we chose to go to the Moon – and on to Mars,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “We are gearing up for the first test flight of the most powerful rocket in the world for Artemis I.
This time, we’re going to the Moon with the goal of establishing a human presence to learn how to live and work in deep space to prepare for the first human missions to Mars.
We continue to build on the legacy of the Apollo program as the Artemis Generation prepares to go farther into the cosmos than ever before.”
Through the Artemis missions, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon, using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before for the benefit of all.
In collaboration with commercial and international partners, NASA will establish the first long-term presence on the Moon.
Then, humanity will use what it learns on and around the Moon to begin the next giant leap: sending the first astronauts to Mars.
According to me, It’s really fascinating to see that we have come so far in such a small amount of time, And I’m grateful of breathing in an era of innovation and rapid development, all over the world.
