US President John F. Kennedy addressed Congress and promised to put a man on the moon within a decade.
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The Soviet Union launched Zond 5, the first spacecraft to successfully circle the moon and return to earth.
The final Apollo mission, Apollo 17, successfully landed on the moon.
The Soviet spacecraft Luna 3 allowed the world to look at the far side of the moon for the first time.
President John F. Kennedy's funeral was held in Washington, D.C.
The Soviet Union's Luna 2 space probe became the first spacecraft to reach the moon's surface.
