50 years ago today, America watched with pride as Neil Armstrong stepped on the Moon and a flag was planted as a symbol of our success. THREAD:
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President Kennedy told us that we would need a rocket made of new metal alloys, some of which had not yet been invented. And it would have to be returned to Earth safely at speeds never before approximated by humanity.
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And it would have to be done in fewer than 8 years. With this monumental challenge, he lifted our gaze to the literal constellation of possibilities. President Kennedy urged us to be bold. In the 21st century, it is time for us to be bold once again.
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In this era of innovation, there are jobs that are not yet imagined, in fields that haven’t been created, within industries that don’t yet exist. We need to be bold.
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The moon shot is what the United States is all about – innovation, ingenuity, and imagination.
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