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We choose to go to the moon! We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win.
Read the excerpt and review the illustration from Epic Fails: The Race to Space: Countdown to Liftoff. How does John F. Kennedy’s speech connect to the Mercury missions?
Kennedy wanted the Mercury 7 astronauts to begin training to go on a moon mission.
The Mercury program proved the United States’ ability to have a successful moon mission.
Kennedy wanted to distract from the failures of the Mercury program with a new mission.
The Mercury program showed that the US was far behind other nations in getting to the moon.
We choose to go to the moon! We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win.
Read the excerpt and review the illustration from Epic Fails: The Race to Space: Countdown to Liftoff. How does John F. Kennedy’s speech connect to the Mercury missions?
Kennedy wanted the Mercury 7 astronauts to begin training to go on a moon mission.
The Mercury program proved the United States’ ability to have a successful moon mission.
Kennedy wanted to distract from the failures of the Mercury program with a new mission.
The Mercury program showed that the US was far behind other nations in getting to the moon.
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John F. Kennedy’s speech focuses on the ambitious goal of going to the moon and highlights the importance of taking on challenging endeavors. In relation to the Mercury missions, the best connection is that "The Mercury program proved the United States’ ability to have a successful moon mission."
The Mercury missions, which were the first human spaceflight program in the United States, helped lay the groundwork for subsequent missions, including those aimed toward lunar exploration. By demonstrating that astronauts could survive and function in space, the Mercury program was crucial in showcasing the U.S. capabilities in human spaceflight, which ultimately set the stage for the Apollo moon missions.
The Mercury missions, which were the first human spaceflight program in the United States, helped lay the groundwork for subsequent missions, including those aimed toward lunar exploration. By demonstrating that astronauts could survive and function in space, the Mercury program was crucial in showcasing the U.S. capabilities in human spaceflight, which ultimately set the stage for the Apollo moon missions.