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President Kennedy talks about the U.S. space program, arguing that America should be the leader in space exploration and the first to land a man on the moon before the end of the decade.

This NASA film details the February 20, 1962, Mercury Friendship 7 mission when John Glenn became the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the earth.

This NASA film documents the June 1965 manned space flight by James McDivitt and Edward White. The mission included the first American spacewalk.

This NASA film documents the sixth manned Gemini mission in 1966, which was the first to dock with another craft in space. An emergency required the astronauts to cut short the mission.

Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin flew the final Gemini mission before the Apollo program's first mission; check out this NASA film to see what they did on their mission including docking maneuvers and space walks.

This film documents NASA's 1968 manned mission to orbit the Moon.

This 1968 film chronicles the major accomplishments of NASA since it was established by Congress in 1958.

This 1969 NASA documentary detailed the first NASA mission to land two men on the moon.

On April 11, 1970, Apollo 13 blasted off on what was to be the third NASA mission to land humans on the moon, but a crisis nearly left the three astronauts stranded in space.

In December of 1972, Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt became the last men to walk on the Moon. This NASA film shows how the Apollo program closed out its Moon missions.

President Kennedy talks about the U.S. space program, arguing that America should be the leader in space exploration and the first to land a man on the moon before the end of the decade.

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.