We choose to go to the Moon a week after Kennedy's assassination. The idea of a joint Moon mission was abandoned after Kennedy's death, but the Apollo Project became a memorial to him. His goal was fulfilled in July 1969, with the successful Apollo 11 Moon landing. This accomplishment remains an enduring legacy of Kennedy's speech, but his deadline demanded a necessarily narrow focus, and there was no indication of what should be done next once it was achieved. Apollo did not usher in an era of lunar exploration, and no further missions were sent to the Moon after Apollo 17 in 1972. Subsequent planned Apollo missions
Talking to the Moon movie soundtrack as a bonus song. An acoustic piano version of "Talking to the Moon" was included on the charity compilation album, "Songs for Japan", released on March 25, 2011. "Talking to the Moon" was featured in the movie "Think Like A Man", released in 2012, where the song was attributed to Mars in the final credits. Credits adapted from the liner notes of "Doo-Wops & Hooligans". Talking to the Moon "Talking to the Moon" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars from his debut studio album, "Doo-Wops & Hooligans" (2010). The song was first unveiled on Mars' debut