Between July 1969 and December 1972, 12 American astronauts walked upon the lunar surface. Their 240,000 mile journey to the moon began centuries earlier as the first human gazed skyward into the heavens. As the closest celestial body to the Earth, the moon inspired dreams of exploration through masterworks of literature and art. While such visionary dreams became reality with the technological giant known as Project Apollo, the atmosphere of the Cold War precipitated the drive to the moon.
By 1961 the Soviet Union garnered many of the important "firsts" in space—the artificial satellite (Sputnik I), a living creature in space (Sputnik II), and an un-manned lunar landing (Luna II). Space was no longer a vast territory reserved for stargazers
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Astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders became the first humans to escape the Earth's gravitational pull and circumnavigate the moon. The desolate and forbidding surface of a lifeless moon made the "blue marble" of Earth seem like a "grand oasis" in the dark void of space. For the first time humans could see their fragile planet in its entirety. Television cameras transmitted the images back to Earth as the crew quoted Genesis on the eve of Christmas. Apollo 8 had been one of the few bright spots in a year filled with domestic political turmoil, riots, war, and …show more content…
It became NASA's equivalent to a summer rerun on television. The next mission, Apollo 13, would have suffered a similar fate had it not been for its near disaster in space. The explosion of an oxygen tank brought with it the prospect of suffering a loss of life in space, and Apollo once again captured headlines. Apollo 14 had moments of interest for the public—it featured Alan Shepard hitting golf balls for "miles and miles" courtesy of the moon's reduced gravity. The crews of Apollo 15, 16, and 17, regardless of the scientific value of the missions, became anonymous figures in bulky white suits bouncing around on the lunar surface. Their activities were relegated to a mere mention on the evening news
...ause it was the mission that NASA was able to put the first man up onto the moon. Neil Armstrong was the pilot of the Apollo 11 flight. There was a special shuttle that was attached to the spaceship; it was called the Eagle. The Eagle was designed to transport some crew members down to the moon. Armstrong was responsible for driving and landing the shuttle safely down to the moon. While on his way down to the moon, Armstrong realized that he was starting to run out of fuel. Thankfully, Armstrong did have enough to land on the moon and make it back up to the spaceship. When the Eagle was leaving the spaceship for the first time up in space, it wasn't completely depressurized so there was something like a gas bubble come from the shuttle as it was on its way to the moon. The gas bubble moved the shuttle off course and the Eagle actually landed four miles off course.
The Space Race was a 20th century competition between the soviet union And the United States for supremacy in spaceflight ability. The launch date for apollo 13 was originally in March of 1970 but later the launch date switched to april. During one of the countdown demonstrations the Kennedy Space Center encountered problems with the oxygen tanks in the service module. When the apollo 13 mission took off their main goal was to land in the Fra Mauro area on the moon. An explosion in one of the oxygen tanks crippled the spacecraft during the flight and the crew were forced to orbit the moon and return to earth without landing. The Apollo 13 mission was launched on April 11th in the year 1970. For the first few days of the flight the crew ran into a couple minor accidents, but Apollo 13 was looking like the smoothest flight of the program. They aborted the mission after 56 hours of flight due to an explosion in the oxygen tanks. “At 5 ½ minutes after liftoff John Swigert, Fred Haise and James Lovell felt a little vibration then the center engine of the S-II stage shut down two minutes early. This caused the remaining 4 engines to burn 34 seconds longer than planned, and the S-IVB third stage had to burn nine seconds longer to put Apollo 13 in orbit.” (nasa.gov) At 55 hours and 46 minutes the crew was finishing a live tv broadcast showing how well they were doing and how they comfortably lived.
My research paper will investigate the Greek God Apollo. The reason I chose Apollo was I have never had a chance to look into other Gods or Goddess’ other than Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. The next seven paragraphs are paraphrased depictions, stories and relational information directly related to the god Apollo The information was compiled by author: Atsma, Aaron J., on the website: Theoi.com. Theoi Project Copyright © 2000 – 2011. 12 May 2014. Each paragraph is a separate encyclopedia reference and is noted in the following footnotes reference.
On July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong planted the first human footprints in the lunar soil. The United States had accomplished their goal in sending men to the moon. They managed to not only send them 238,857 mi. (384,403 km) into space to our neighbor celestial body, but also send them back with a successful flight to our mother earth. This seems like a difficult task for a country that was behind Russia in space exploration at the time.
Little did anyone know or expect this would be the most rewarding mission since 1961. Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, and Michael Collins left from the Kennedy Space Center on the east coast of Florida on July 16,1969. Michael Collins was the command module pilot, Neil Armstrong was the mission commander, and Buzz Aldrin was the lunar module pilot. The Apollo 11 crew traveled 240,000 miles in just 72 hours, Apollo 11 entered into a lunar orbit on July 19,1696. Collins detached for the lunar module The mission was already ahead of schedule with Americans waiting to see what was going to happen next for their country. At 10:39 p.m., Armstrong, being televised, opened the hatch of the lunar module, and three minutes later Armstrong made history by putting his left foot of the moon’s powdery surface. When Armstrong stepped down from the last step from the spacecraft, all of America jumped for excitement and joy. Aldrin soon joined Armstrong 19 minutes later, and together they took photographs, then planted the United States flag. President Nixon was so very blessed and honored that he was able to witness America make history on July 24, 1969 along with all of the other Americans. Returning back to Earth
On the day of May 25, 1961 the president(John F. Kennedy) has announced that he(NASA) wanted to accomplish sending a man to the moon and having him return safely back to Earth by the end of the century. And finally, eight years after he made this speech NASA had made an Apollo program and in July 20, 1969 they had successfully met the presidents challenge. The astronaughts that we’re sent to space were Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” they were the first people to have ever step foot on the moon. One quote that everyone has hear is “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for man kind”.
July 20th, 1969. This day will always be remembered as the day Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon. Armstrong along with another astronaut were able to walk and take samples on the moon to bring back to United States to study. You might wonder why Neil Armstrong was chosen along with the other two men to be sent to the moon. Well, as I was researching Armstrong I learned about his life. In my paper I will be explaining on why he was sent to the moon while also talking about the life he lived.
From countdown to splashdown, Apollo 11's mission was filled with some surprising twists and turns. It took a combination of luck, determination and guts for the crew of Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, and Neil Armstrong to get the Eagle to the surface of the moon with only 30 seconds of fuel remaining! Experience the moments leading up to the lunar landing with me.
In 1970, during the glory days of the Apollo space program, NASA sent Navy Captain Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert astronauts on America’s fifth mission to the moon. The Apollo spacecraft was made up of two independent spacecraft joined by orbiter Odyssey and lander Aquarius. The crew lived in Odyssey. 205,000 miles from Earth, the number two oxygen tank in the Service Module (SM) exploded and the system buttons lighting up. In Mission Control as oxygen pressure fell and power disappeared. Lovell calls out, "Houston, we've got a problem." Minutes after the explosion, the astronauts are forced to abandon the CM ‘Odyssey’. An emergency transfer is made to transfer computer information and the astronauts into the Aquarius as a lifeboat.
The Apollo 13 crew quickly lad to figure something out, and the unavoidable issue was how are we going to get back to Earth? First step to getting back to earth was abandoning the lunar landing mission and get back to Earth. Due to the the lack of water fuel and electricity sleeping practically unthinkable. Conditions in the spacecraft were extremely uncomfortable result of no resources to create heat. The temperature dropped to 38 degrees fahrenheit (Apollo, 2009). With help from mission control the astronauts were able to use strategies to secure their safety and return back to Earth safely. After the accident Apollo 13 was going to miss Earth by 2,500 miles (space, 2015). In order for the astronauts to get back on path they had to fire the
The stones were discovered buried in close proximity to each other in a cave located in Namibia, Africa by German archeologists in 1969. When lead archeologist W.E. Wendt heard the Apollo 11 lunar mission was successful during the dig he dubbed his find The Apollo 11 Stones. These stones date back to the Paleolithic period, 25,500-25,300 B.C.E. making them some of the oldest discovered art in Africa, and perhaps the earliest known evidence of human artistic expression globally.
“3,2,1 Blast off!” The Apollo 13 spacecraft was launched into space on April 11, 1970. Apollo 13 was to be the third attempt to land on the moon. The crew was made up of three astronauts: Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and John Swigert. Little did these three crew members know, they were onboard the spacecraft that would one day would be considered NASA’s greatest failure. These astronauts were trained to handle any situation in space no matter how severe the case was. Although people have heard of this disaster, not many people have a clear understanding of the problems that occurred during that voyage. Fortunately, these three astronauts had the courage to solve the problems under immense pressure.
Part 1 “Apollo 13” is a movie featuring a moon-landing mission by NASA’s Space Program in 1970. However, there was a problem. The mission to the Moon was going well, and the almost idyllic journey of astronauts Lovell, Fred Haise, and John Swigert transformed into a heartbreaking nightmare. The team of astronauts was operating the mission through the Spacecraft Center in Houston. Everything was going well as per the plan until Lovell suddenly said in a laconic tone, that he believed there was a problem (Howard, 1995).
...r. America had to catch up to the Soviets now, they were getting to far ahead and beating them to many achievements. NASA then launched Apollo 8 on December 21, 1968. Apollo 8 was the first human spaceflight mission to leave Earth's orbit, the first to be captured by and escape from the gravity field of something other than Earth, and the first crewed voyage to return to Earth from the Moon. The crew of Apollo 8 consisted of Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders. They became the first humans to personally see the far side of the Moon as well as the first humans to see Earth from a higher orbit. Since the Apollo 8 was successful, NASA felt confident enough to send 3 men to the moon on the multi-manned spacecraft, Apollo 11.
“On July 16, 1969 the world watched in anticipation as three men were hurtled skyward in a rocket bound for the moon.” (news.nationalgeographic.com). This was the Apollo 11 spacecraft, the first successful manned mission to the moon. This mission was the product of the space race (race to see who would go into outer space first, against the Soviet Union). This goal was set by President John F. Kennedy on May 25, 1961 and he promised that we would be the first to step on the moon by the end of the decade. The Apollo 11 mission is often cited as the greatest achievement in human history. (news.nationalgeographic.com)