"President Requests Fund to Speed Up Program" Marshall Star, Volume 1

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Description

This Marshall Star article stated President Kennedy’s request of 130.5 million dollars to speed up America’s race to space. The Marshall Star newsletter reported news about the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. This document was digitized by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2015 Summer Workshop in Atlanta.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

National Archives Identifier: 23904810

Full Citation: ‘President Requests Fund to Speed Up Program’ Marshall Star, Volume 1, Number 35; 5/31/1961; Marshall Star Newsletter Volume 1, 1960 – 2006; Marshall Star, 1960 – 2006; Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Record Group 255; National Archives at Atlanta, Morrow, GA. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/president-requests-fund-speed-up-program/, March 16, 2026]

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