John Kennedy actually said...

I propose therefore that we cooperate in mapping the earth's magnetic field in space by utilizing two satellites, one in a near-earth orbit and the second in a more distant orbit.

Context

Message to Chairman Khrushchev Proposing Joint Action in the Exploration of Outer Space

03/17/1962

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