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There is always a spark that ignites transformational change. Project Apollo responded to a national challenge issued by John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, on September 12, 1962. The speech is officially titled:

"Address at Rice University on the Nation's Space Effort."

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"I REALIZE THAT THIS IS IN SOME MEASURE AN ACT OF FAITH AND VISION"

JFK delivers remarks at Rice University regarding the nation's efforts in space exploration.

Saturn rocket launch site under construction at Launch Complex 37, during a tour of Cape Canaveral.

JFK speaks at event for Distinguished Service Medal recipient Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.

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"To be sure, all this costs us all a good deal of money. This year¹s space budget is three times what it was in January 1961, and it is greater than the space budget of the previous eight years combined. That budget now stands at $5,400 million a year--a staggering sum, though somewhat less than we pay for cigarettes and cigars every year." --John F. Kennedy 09/12/1962

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