NY 10036. We propose to develop alternate liquid and solid fuel boosters, much larger than any now being developed, until certain which is superior. [Photos: JFK's NASA Legacy]. Such a program would protect millions of people against the hazards of radioactive fallout in the event of large-scale nuclear attack. They have fired no missiles; and their troops are seldom seen. I believe we should go to the moon.

It is important that this function remain civilian, in nature and leadership; and this feature will not be changed. As recovery progresses, there will be temptations to seek unjustified price and wage increases. [At this point the following paragraph, which appears in the text as signed and transmitted to the Senate and House of Representatives, was omitted in the reading of the message: They possess a powerful intercontinental striking force, large forces for conventional war, a well-trained underground in nearly every country, the power to conscript talent and manpower for any purpose, the capacity for quick decisions, a closed society without dissent or free information, and long experience in the techniques of violence and subversion.

By Space.com Staff 25 May 2011. During the last two months, our gold stocks actually increased by seventeen million dollars, compared to a loss of 635 million dollars during the last two months of 1960. On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced before a special joint session of Congress the dramatic and ambitious goal of sending an American safely to the Moon before the end of the decade. For myself, I am convinced that it does. Moreover, if the budget deficit now increased by the needs of our security is to be held within manageable proportions, it will be necessary to hold tightly to prudent fiscal standards; and I request the cooperation of the Congress in this regard--to refrain from adding funds or programs, desirable as they may be, to the Budget--to end the postal deficit, as my predecessor also recommended, through increased rates--a deficit incidentally, this year, which exceeds the fiscal 1962 cost of all the space and defense measures that I am submitting today--to provide full pay-as-you-go highway financing--and to close those tax loopholes earlier specified. I therefore request the Congress to provide a total of 1.885 billion dollars for Military Assistance in the coming fiscal year--an amount less than that requested a year ago--but a minimum which must be assured if we are to help those nations make secure their independence. These we cannot afford. Fifth, to enhance the already formidable ability of the Marine Corps to respond to limited war emergencies, I am asking the Congress for 60 million dollars to increase the Marine Corps strength to 190,000 men. This is also our great opportunity in 1961. All that I have said makes it clear that we are engaged in a world-wide struggle in which we bear a heavy burden to preserve and promote the ideals that we share with all mankind, or have alien ideals forced upon them. Receive news and offers from our other brands? Earlier in the year, I outlined to the Congress a new program for aiding emerging nations; and it is my intention to transmit shortly draft legislation to implement this program, to establish a new Act for International Development, and to add to the figures previously requested, in view of the swift pace of critical events, an additional 250 million dollars for a Presidential Contingency Fund, to be used only upon a Presidential determination in each case, with regular and complete reports to the Congress in each case, when there is a sudden and extraordinary drain upon our regular funds which we cannot foresee--as illustrated by recent events in Southeast Asia--and it makes necessary the use of this emergency reserve. In 1966, NASA funding represented 4.4 percent of the federal budget, compared with less than 0.5 percent last year. 1,626 Views Program ID: 320517-4 Category: Call-In Format: Call-In Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States. "The question for today is whether the other rationales are enough to sustain support for the [space] program," Logsdon said. And in that contest, we cannot stand aside. These are extraordinary times. That struggle has highlighted the role of our Information Agency. They make the most of their scientific successes, their economic progress and their pose as a foe of colonialism and friend of popular revolution. Federal appropriations for civil defense in fiscal 1962 under this program will in all likelihood be more than triple the pending budget requests; and they will increase sharply in subsequent years. They prey on unstable or unpopular governments, unsealed, or unknown boundaries, unfilled hopes, convulsive change, massive poverty, illiteracy, unrest and frustration.]. ©

No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space; and none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish. Let it be clear--and this is a judgment which the Members of the Congress must finally make--let it be clear that I am asking the Congress and the country to accept a firm commitment to a new course of action, a course which will last for many years and carry very heavy costs: 531 million dollars in fiscal '62--an estimated 7 to 9 billion dollars additional over the next five years. To view this content, you must be a member of Alberto's Patreon at €1 or more. Please deactivate your ad blocker in order to see our subscription offer. Share it: Facebook Twitter.