In 1961, the United States of America was involved in the Cold War with the Soviet Union. This confrontation took place not only on land, sea and in the air, but also in space. On May 25, 1961, newly elected U.S. President John F. Kennedy addressed a joint session of Congress, during which he outlined his now famous "Man on the Moon" challenge. It was thanks to this ambitious dream that the creation of the National Aeronautical Space Administration (NASA) was born, to which President Kennedy challenged him to send a man to the Moon by the end of the decade. Although he did not live to see his dreams come true, the United States managed to land astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin on the moon on July 20, 1969 and return them home safe and sound1. It was President Kennedy's passionate beliefs, reflected not only in his writing style but also in the way he delivered his speech, that made his point understood and brought Congress, industry and the people American to answer his call to arms. President Kennedy gave this speech. due to significant political pressure. His administration as well as the country as a whole were subjected to a series of space-related embarrassments at the hands of the Soviet Union. They were the first country to launch a satellite into space (Sputnik-1, October 4, 1957), the first to send an animal into space (Sputnik-2 with the dog Laika on board, November 3, 1957), the first to land a probe on the Moon (Luna-2, September 12, 1959) and the first to place a man in orbit (Vostok-1 with cosmonaut Yuri Gargarin on board, April 12, 1961)1. President Kennedy knew national pride was at stake, so he used the opportunity to push for the most ambitious (and expensive) project since the Panama Canal and...... in the middle paper......people to make it happen The now famous Man on the Moon speech was only part of President Kennedy's very first State of the Union address. In fact, it was just one of nine points he covered that day. President Kennedy was strongly anti-communist and he strongly believed that this country needed something really big to reassert its dominance over the Soviet Union, especially in an area where they were currently far ahead of the United States. His decision to appeal not only to members of Congress but also to the people of the United States as a whole underscores his belief in the good of the country as a whole. It is because of President Kennedy's character, vision, and ability to choose his words carefully and convey his message clearly and with great passion that Congress and the American people have rallied behind their beloved President and made his dreams come true..