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    John F. Kennedy was born in 1917 in Massachusetts. After serving in World War II, he entered politics and was elected as a Congressman and later a Senator. In 1960, at age 43, he was elected as the youngest President in U.S. history. He challenged the U.S. to land astronauts on the moon by the end of the 1960s in response to the Soviet Union's early lead in the Space Race. His goal was for the U.S. to achieve technological superiority over the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

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    John F. Kennedy was born in 1917 in Massachusetts. After serving in World War II, he entered politics and was elected as a Congressman and later a Senator. In 1960, at age 43, he was elected as the youngest President in U.S. history. He challenged the U.S. to land astronauts on the moon by the end of the 1960s in response to the Soviet Union's early lead in the Space Race. His goal was for the U.S. to achieve technological superiority over the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

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    John F. Kennedy was born in 1917 in Massachusetts. After serving in World War II, he entered politics and was elected as a Congressman and later a Senator. In 1960, at age 43, he was elected as the youngest President in U.S. history. He challenged the U.S. to land astronauts on the moon by the end of the 1960s in response to the Soviet Union's early lead in the Space Race. His goal was for the U.S. to achieve technological superiority over the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

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    We choose to go

    to the moon
    Mariam Adel Mazhar
    JFK biography

    • On May 29, 1917, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was • World War II changed Kennedy in many ways.
    born in Brookline, Massachusetts, a few miles He joined the Navy and served in the Pacific,
    outside of Boston. Joseph Kennedy, a successful where his PT boat was sunk by a Japanese
    businessman, and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy were destroyer. He never forgot his own war
    his parents. He was the second child in a family experience and the bravery of his Navy crew.
    of nine. While Jack grew up with every material
    advantage, he also suffered from a number of
    medical problems, which he learned to conceal.

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    After the war, JFK decided to run for office. In At 43 years old, he became the youngest man
    1946 he won election as congressman for elected President of the United States, defeating
    Massachusetts and served for six years. He Richard Nixon in 1960.
    was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1952. In
    1953 he married Jacqueline Bouvier, and their
    daughter, Caroline, was born in 1957, and
    their son, John Jr., was born in 1960.

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    President John F. Kennedy speaking at a conference on
    March 29, 1962

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    “
    What is NASA?
    NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space
    Administration. NASA is a U.S. government agency that is
    responsible for science and technology related to air and space.
    The Space Age started in 1957 with the launch of the Soviet
    satellite Sputnik.

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    It's nearly 50 years since the US became the first country to land men on the
    Moon.

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    To implement NASA’s Mission, NASA Headquarters is organized into five
    principal organizations called Mission Directorates:

    ◎ Aeronautics: Pioneers and proves ◎ Science: Explores the Earth, moon, Mars,
    new flight technologies that improve and beyond; charts the best route of
    our ability to explore and which discovery; and reaps the benefits of Earth
    have practical applications on Earth. and space exploration for society.
    ◎ Human Exploration and Operations: ◎ Space Technology: A catalyst for the
    Focuses on International Space creation of technologies and innovation
    Station operations and human needed to maintain NASA leadership in
    exploration beyond low Earth orbit. space while also benefiting America’s
    economy.

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    ◎ Mission Support: Oversees the management of the
    institutional functional areas that support the Agency mission.

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    Why did the U.S want to go to the moon?

    ◎ A space race developed between the US and the then Soviet Union, after the 1957
    launch of the first Soviet Sputnik satellite.

    ◎ When John F Kennedy became US President in 1961, many Americans believed they
    were losing the race for technological superiority to their Cold War enemy.

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    Missions by Soviet cosmonauts including Yuri Gagarin and
    Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, worried the US

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