TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Race to the Moon CHAPTER 2 Orbital Missions FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY The Lunar Module CHAPTER 3 Missions to the Moon and Back PERSON OF IMPACT Neil Armstrong CHAPTER 4 Apollo CHAPTER 5 Research on the Moon CHAPTER 6 The Final Mission CHAPTER 7 The End of Apollo Focus on the Apollo Missions Glossary To Learn More Index
CHAPTER 1 RACE TO THE MOON A hush filled the room on May 25 1961 as President John F Kennedy stepped toward the microphone Members of Congress listened as he gave a speech Kennedy wanted the United States to send a person to the moon before the end of the (cid:11)(cid:10)(cid:9) s He asked Congress for the money to do this He also said the United States needed a space program It would be an important part of winning the Cold War President Kennedy’s speech fueled the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union 5
