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On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy addressed Congress and asked the nation to "commit itself to achieve the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."

Given America's inability to even put a man in orbit yet, this seemed like an overly ambitious goal, and it isn't even clear that Kennedy himself believed it possible; after all, he was reluctant to meet NASA Administrator James E. Webb's initial funding requests.

This book examines the origins behind the missions, the space probes involved, and the historic results. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Ranger Program like never before.