People forget that Kennedy's actual request was: First - "before this decade is out, is landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth" Second -

People forget that Kennedy's actual request was: First - "before this decade is out, is landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth" Second - "acceleate development of the Rover nuclear rocket" Third - "accelerate the use of satellites for world wide communications" Fourth - "a satellite system for world wide weather observation" Too bad we only got 3 out of 4 and are still stuck with cans of flammable mud.