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About This Site | Text Only. 1961: Kennedy pledges man on Moon President John F Kennedy has called for millions of dollars to fund a space programme to get the first man on the Moon by 1970. 1961: Kennedy pledges man on Moon. In a speech to a joint session of Congress broadcast on TV and radio around the United States, he asked for an extra $1,700m (600m) on the federal budget.
First manned landing on the Moon, July 20. * Apollo 12 - November 14, 1969. First precise manned landing on the Moon. * Apollo 14 - January 31, 1971. Alan Shepard, the sole astronaut of the Mercury MR-3 mission, walks (and golfs) on the Moon. * Apollo 15 - July 26, 1971.