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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I propose therefore that we cooperate in mapping the earth's magnetic field in space by utilizing two satellites, one in…”

On the recordMarch 17, 1962
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.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

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

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