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      • Synopsis: On May 25, 1961 President John F. Kennedy addressed a special joint session of Congress, declaring the goal of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth within the decade. This daring goal drove a tremendous pulse of American innovation in technology and science, ultimately confirming the nation’s global leadership.
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  2. Aug 21, 2019 · The original moonshot. When NASA had an “impossible” assignment, they called on MIT. This past summer, with the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing, I suspect we all felt a surge of ...

  3. In a 1962 speech at Rice University, JFK told the world about his dream to put a person on the moon by the end of the decade. The genius of the original moonshot was that the sheer audacity of the challenge inspired motivation and passion in a way that a smaller goal never could.

  4. Oct 11, 2016 · In that novel's English translation the specific term 'moonshot' does not appear; however, the novel recounts the adventures of a group of people shot to the moon in a projectile from a gigantic gun, and the phrase 'shot to the moon' appears several times.

  5. Jul 23, 2019 · A moonshot is about looking beyond where you can actually see and envisioning an answer that doesn't seem reasonable—and pursuing it anyway. It’s about doing things that sound undoable but if done could redefine humanity. In the early 1960s, spacecraft for moon landings didnt exist.

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  7. May 15, 2021 · On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong realized Kennedy’s goal, making his historical statement “one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind” as he stepped onto the Moon’s dusty surface, televised for all the world to see.

  8. Jun 27, 2017 · The Moon landings had all of the hallmarks of a Moonshot; they’re wild, ambitious, mesmerising, larger than life. And once carried out, they change the world for good – and for the better. So, what exactly is Moonshot thinking, where did it originate, and how does it work in real life?

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