274 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1961 



keep us free, and a continuing enlargement of our understanding which has 

 helped to enrich our freedom. 



Today, far more than in the past, scientific progress determines the character 

 of tomorrow's civilization. 



Space exploration in general, and manned spaceflight in particular, 

 offers us the chance for unparalleled progress. I am firmly convinced 

 that, as a nation, we shall respond boldly and with determination to 

 the call President Kennedy issued in his inaugural address when he 

 urged the world — 



To invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors ... to explore the 

 stars, to conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths and encour- 

 age the arts and commerce. 



Reprints of the various articles in this Report may be obtained, as long as 

 the supply lasts, on request addressed to the Editorial and Publications 

 Division, Smithsonian Institution, Washington 25, D.C. 



