Today's Quote (7-20-09):

"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth. No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space; and none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish. - John F. Kennedy,
Speech to Special Joint Session of Congress (25 May 1961)

Apollo 11 was launched on July 16, 1969 and the Moon was walked on at 10:56 pm EDT, July 20--fourty years ago . . . today.