John F Kennedy, centre, and the US vice-president, Lyndon Johnson, far left, visit Huntsville in September 1962 to check on Nasa’s progress during a cross-country tour of American space facilities. In May the previous year, Kennedy set forth the priority of landing a man on the moon by the end of the decade and returning him safely to Earth. (Photo by Bob Gomel/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images/Tasche)
