#aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,s4     
,,con4 ,,res4 #ai  ,,concurr5t          
,,resolution  ,:]eas1 on ,may #be1      
#aifa1 ,presid5t ,john ,f4 ,k5n$y1 ,jr41
 be=e a jo9t session ( ,congress1       
decl>$1 ,n[ x is "t to take long]       
/rides--"t = a great new ,am]ican       
ent]prise--"t = ?is ,nation to take a   
cle>ly lead+ role 9 space a*ievem5t1 :i*
 9 _m ways may hold ! key to our future 
on ,e>?1 sett+ ! goal ( s5d+ a/ronauts  
to ! ,moon & return+ !m safely to !     
,e>?2 ,:]eas ! ,national ,a]onautics &  
,space ,adm9i/ration 79 ?is preamble    
ref]r$ to z ,,nasa7 mobiliz$ & e/abli%$ 
! ,apollo space program to meet ! goal  
set by ,presid5t ,k5n$y2 ,:]eas !       
,apollo space program built on !        
a*ievem5ts ( ! prior space programs (   
,,nasa1 includ+ ! ,m]cury & ,gem9i      
missions2 ,:]eas ! successful ,moon l&+ 
honor$ ! tragic sacrifice ( e a/ronaut  
^: life _h previ\sly be5 lo/ 9 ! s]vice 
( ,unit$ ,/ates spaceflight rese>*1     
includ+-- 7#a7 ,rog] ,b4 ,*affee1       

,virgil ,i4 ,gus ,grissom1 & ,edw>d ,h4 
,:ite ,,ii1 ! a/ronauts ^: lives 7 lo/  
dur+ pre-flight te/s = ,apollo #a2 &    
7#b7 ,!odore ,c4 ,freeman1 ,*>les ,a4   
,bassett ,,ii1 ,elliot ,see1 ,jr41      
,rob]t ,h4 ,lawr5ce1 ,jr41 ,mi*ael ,j4  
,adams1 & ,clifton ,c4 ,williams1 ,jr42 
,:]eas ! crew ( ! ,apollo #aa mission   
consi/$ (-- 7#a7 ,neil ,arm/rong1       
,mission ,comm&]2  7#b7 ,edw9 ,e4 ,buzz 
,aldr91 ,lun> ,module ,pilot2 &  7#c7   
,mi*ael ,coll9s1 ,comm& ,module ,pilot2 
,:]eas ,james ,a4 ,lovell1 ,jr41 ,fr$   
,w4 ,haise1 ,jr41 & ,william ,a4 ,&]s   
/ood ready to support or /& 9 = !       
,apollo #aa crew2 ,:]eas1 on ,july #af1 
#aifi1 ! ,apollo #aa crew laun*$ f !    
,,nasa ,laun* ,op]ations ,c5t]1 n[ kn[n 
z ! ,john ,f4 ,k5n$y ,space ,c5t]1 abo>d
 a ,saturn ,v rocket2 ,:]eas1 on ,july  
#bj1 #aifi1 ,neil ,arm/rong & ,buzz     
,aldr9 l&$ ! ,eagle ,lun> ,module on !  
surface ( ! ,moon1 & ,neil ,arm/rong    
said to ,mission ,control 9 ,h\/on1     
,texas1 ,h\/on1 ,tranquility ,base "h4  

,! ,eagle has l&$42 ,:]eas1 :5 ,neil    
,arm/rong took ! fir/ /ep onto ! ,moon1 
he decl>$1 ,t's "o small /ep = a man1 "o
 giant leap = mank9d42 ,:]eas ,neil     
,arm/rong & ,buzz ,aldr9 plant$ ! flag (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 lun> soil1 record+ ! 
a*ievem5t ( ! c\ntry z ! fir/ to l& on !
 ,moon2 ,:]eas ,neil ,arm/rong & ,buzz  
,aldr9 plac$ a plaque on ! ,moon t      
reads1 ,we came 9 peace = all mank9d1   
record+ ! peaceful1 sci5tific int5t ( ! 
,apollo missions2 ,:]eas ! ,apollo #aa  
crew collect$ lun> samples & conduct$   
exp]im5ts to ga9 a bett] und]/&+ ( !    
composition ( ! ,moon & conditions on   
its surface2 ,:]eas ! ,lun> ,las] ,rang+
 ,retroreflector in/all$ by ! ,apollo   
#aa crew is /ill us$ to measure !       
di/ance ( ! ,moon f ! surface ( ! ,e>?2 
,:]eas ! success ( ! ,apollo #aa ,moon  
l&+ 0 due to ! skill1 d$ication1 &      
collective ef=t ( t5s ( ?\s&s ( work]s1 
sci5ti/s1 eng9e]s1 & contractors ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! trajectory      
calculations ( ,ka!r9e ,johnson & o!r   

ma!maticians 9 ! comput] pool at ,,nasa 
7 critical to ! design ( ! ,apollo #aa  
mission & ! r5dezv\s ( ! ,apollo #aa    
,lun> ,l&] ) ! ,comm& & ,s]vice ,module 
9 lun> orbit2 ,:]eas ! ,apollo #aa      
mission demon/rat$ ! focus & capability 
( ! sci5tific community ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates & e/abli%$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates z ! _w
 lead] 9 space exploration2 ,:]eas !    
,apollo #aa ,moon l&+ 0 broadca/$ live  
ov] radio & television to millions      
across ! _w2 ,:]eas1 #ej ye>s lat]1 !   
,apollo #aa ,moon l&+ cont9ues to       
inspire national sci5tific ef=ts 9      
space1 m$ic9e1 & o!r fields2 & ,:]eas ! 
k & exp]i5ce ga9$ f ! ,apollo space     
program cont9ues to in=m missions to    
,m>s1 ! f> rea*es ( ! sol> sy/em1 &     
beyond3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ,congress-- 
7#a7 celebrates ! #ej? anniv]s>y ( !    
,apollo #aa ,moon l&+2  7#b7 honors !   
brav]y & skill ( ! crew ( ,apollo #aa1  
,neil ,arm/rong1 ,edw9 ,e4 ,buzz ,aldr91
 & ,mi*ael ,coll9s2  7#c7 comm5ds !     
ef=ts ( all individuals ( ! ,unit$      

,/ates :o contribut$ to ! a*ievem5t ( ! 
,apollo #aa ,moon l&+1 exemplify+ a     
coop]ative ef=t on a national scale t   
cont9ues to inspire sci5tific progress2 
&  7#d7 supports ! cont9u$ lead]%ip ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates 9 ! exploration &         
utilization ( space ?r\gh human         
spaceflight4  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,july #ah1
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