John F. Kennedy wanted to have a man land on the moon. NASA would be in charge of that to make it happen. It would taker a few years before a man would even walk on the moon.
Space Program
There was competition between the United States and Soviet Union to get a man on the moon. John F. Kennedy really wanted to be the first. Later, the space program was created to achieve that.
Moon Landing
On July 20, 1969, the first humans landed on the moon. They were aboard the spaceflight named Apollo 11. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the ones who were aboard the spaceflight. However, Neil Armstrong took the first step on the moon.