Kairos: JFK's Moon Shot Speech to Congress

President John F. Kennedy delivered his Moon Shot speech to a joint session of Congress on May 25, 1961. Kairos played a role in this speech because it was during a time of great progress. Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, successfully launched into space in 1957 by the Soviet Union. This showed the world that space exploration was possible. President JFK uses Sputnik as motivation for the United States to want to achieve success in their mission. He continuously refers to the recent accomplishment of the Soviets in order to encourage Americans to want to further expand their knowledge of space. JFK believes that this is the time to ask for funds and the support from Congress because the nation has been exposed to some wonders of space and now more than ever will be intrigued.  He concludes the speech with a plea to the nation that they must work together in order to accomplish greatness in this mission.

Kairos: Space Oddity

The song "Space Oddity" by David Bowie was first released in 1969 just before the Apollo 11 moon landing. This was the culmination of the Space Race, which garnered a lot of attention from all around the world, including  in England where "Space Oddity" was originally released. It's title is a play off the movie 2001: A Space Odessey which came out in 1968, a further indication of media interest in space exploration.