Kennedy's Argument Essay: The Exploration Of Space

"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. No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space” (JFK Presidential Library Website). When President John F. Kennedy said these words in an address to Congress on May 25, 1961, many were skeptical that this could be achieved. However, it inspired our country to move forward and become the leading nation in space exploration and innovation. Since it’s founding in 1958, NASA’s history has been characterized by a spirit of innovation as demonstrated by the Apollo missions, the Voyager space probes,

Five days later, Neil Armstong made
President Kennedy’s dream come true by being the first man to set foot on the moon. Along with
Buzz Aldrin, Armstrong spent nearly three hours on the surface of the moon collecting almost forty-eight pounds of lunar rocks and soil for testing on earth. Today, scientists are still studying the material gathered by Armstrong and Aldrin. This mission would not have been possible without the spirit of innovation at NASA. These men were guided to the moon by a computer with less memory and processing power than an iPhone 5s. The computer the Apollo missions used had a processing speed of 1Mhz and a storage capacity of approximately 4khz while the iPhone 5s has 1.3Ghz of processing power and 64GB of storage (Geek Tech: Apollo Guidance
Computer vs. IPhone 5s).
The next phase in NASA’s history was the Voyager Mission. In 1977, the Voyager 1 and
Voyager 2 spacecraft were launched from Cape Canaveral. The original goal for the two probes was to observe Jupiter, Saturn, and other far off planets. Both spacecraft are now far past

Now, their mission is called the Voyager
Interstellar Mission. The goal of the Voyager Interstellar Mission is to explore the farthest reaches of our solar system. Roughly 350 years after its launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida
Voyager 1 will reach the theoretical Oort Cloud (Voyager Overview).
Today, NASA’s finest and most innovative accomplishment is the International Space
Station. The International Space Station was launched November 20, 1998 and has been occupied every moment since November 2000. It is a lab where astronauts can do tests in zero gravity and see the effects (International Space Station Overview). It is also used internationally by many different countries. It was a huge step in innovation because we can now see how space affects the human body both mentally and physically. The normal amount of time on the
International Space Station is six months; but tests are currently being done to see the effects that one year in space will have on the human body (One Year Study). This a huge step towards going to Mars because it will take about a year round trip in space to reach Mars. American astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko are both running test to see