We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.
Because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that
challenge is one that we're willing to accept,
one we are unwilling to postpone and one we intend to win and the others too."
Music
"Contact light…Tranquility base here, the Eagle has landed."
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
Music
"Nine, eight, seven, six, green board, five, four, three, two, one, engine start and liftoff of
the Delta two rocket carrying the Spirit from Earth to planet Mars."
Music
"The space program in general and the Shuttle Program in particular gone a long way to
help our country to recapture its spirit of vitality and confidence.
The pioneer spirit still flourishes in America."
"In the future as in the past, our freedom, independence and national well-being will be
tied to new achievements, new discoveries and pushing back new frontiers.
We must look aggressively to the future by demonstrating the potential of the shuttle and
establishing a more permanent presence in space."
Music
"Mankind is drawn to the heavens for the same reason we were once drawn into
unknown lands and across the open sea.
We choose to explore space because doing so improves our lives and lifts our national
spirit. So let us continue the journey. May God bless."