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On September 12, 1962, John F. Kennedy proclaimed the exploration of space to be the “New Frontier.” As it turned out, JFK did not care that much about space—he launched the Moon race in May 1961 because he wanted a high-profile exercise in which to beat the Soviet Union, and to distract from the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion a few weeks earlier. … [Read more...]