John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon

by John M. Logsdon

Book Overview

On May 25, 1961, President John Kennedy declared: "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth." Over his remaining time in the White House, JFK actively involved himself in space decisions and several times reviewed his decision to go to the Moon, each time concluding that the benefits of being the leader in space outweighed the massive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023011010X
• ISBN13: 9780230110106
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"