JFK's 'We choose to go to the Moon' speech at Rice Stadium

President John F. Kennedy delivered his 'We choose to go to the Moon' speech at Rice Stadium on September 12, 1962, articulating the national goal to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to Earth. The speech provided political and public support that helped shape NASA's Apollo program and its mission objectives. Rice Stadium is the documented location of that address connecting Houston and Rice University to the lunar mission effort.