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Kennedy Space Center Commemorates 45 Years of Spaceflight History



PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY: "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 skills, because that challenge is one that we're willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone and one we intend to win and the others too."

NEIL ARMSTRONG: "Contact light…Tranquility base here, the Eagle has landed. That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

NARRATOR: "Nine, eight, seven, six, green board, five, four, three, two, one, engine start and liftoff of the Delta two rocket carrying the Spirit from Earth to planet Mars."

PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN: "The space program in general and the Shuttle Program in particular gone a long way to help our country to recapture its spirit of vitality and confidence. The pioneer spirit still flourishes in America." "In the future as in the past, our freedom, independence and national well-being will be tied to new achievements, new discoveries and pushing back new frontiers. We must look aggressively to the future by demonstrating the potential of the shuttle and establishing a more permanent presence in space."

PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: "Mankind is drawn to the heavens for the same reason we were once drawn into unknown lands and across the open sea. We choose to explore space because doing so improves our lives and lifts our national spirit. So let us continue the journey. May God bless."

Comments

Vivek said…
You're fawning all over about the U.S. space program, while there's nary a mention in your blog about Chandrayaan or ISRO's moon mission.

Why the ambiguity? Are you a genuine space enthusiast or a whatever-the-US-does lover?
Deepanjan said…
Chandrayaan is yet to be a reality. Let ISRO achieve something, I'll be more than happy to accommodate it in my humble blog.

By the way, have you visited ISRO's homepage? If you haven't, don't bother. It isn't worth the keystrokes!

I would be happy if ISRO learns a thing or two about putting up videos of its achievements on the web. I'm sure it doesn't require rocket science!

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