 I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth.  Hearings - Page 972by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences - 1970Full view - About this book
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