Persuasive Essay On Apollo 11

Apollo 11 was about landing on the moon and returning back to Earth safely. The crew on this mission were Neil A. Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Neil A. Armstrong’s job was the commander. Buzz Aldrin’s job was module pilot. Michael Collins job was command module pilot. The backup astronauts were James A. Lovell, commander, William A. Andes, command module pilot, and Fred W. Haise, lunar module pilot (Apollo 11 Crew).

These early space missions excited most of the people in developed countries, but there were some problems. The Soviet Union had made it into space, and now President John F. Kennedy wanted to land on the moon first. President John F. Kennedy said, "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving

the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth" (Telegraph). Unfortunately, Apollo 1 took off, and the launch pad caught on fire killing three people. The Space Race was stopped for a year. After ?? years, the United States had made many attempts to go into space but failed, Then Apollo 11 launched on July 16. Apollo 11 was successful, and the United States was back in the “Race” (Space Race History).
It was not easy to get the astronauts prepared to go into space. The astronauts had to go through tough training. The training included reduced gravity walking simulator, geology field training, jungle survival training, and desert survival training. The reduced gravity walking simulator worked by putting a person at an angle and they would have to walk on the wall. Geology field training prepared the astronauts for gathering rock samples on the moon. The jungle and desert training was in case the landing ship did not land on the moon (Incredible).

The launch of Apollo 11 was on July 16, 1969 at 8:32AM (Apollo 11 Mission).

In the spaceship the astronauts had to eat a different way than you would on Earth. The food was

dehydrated food which meant it is dried and it also prevents the food from going bad (Britannica). Every time you would eat the astronaut would have to put hot water in the dehydrated food. Dunbar said the astronauts have to eat with tray connected to their laps. The astronauts were able to pick all the food they wanted before they left so they could eat what they wanted.

According to About the Spacecraft the Apollo 11 spaceship had many parts. Some of the parts were the command module, service module, and a lunar landing module. The command module was the living quarters for the three astronauts. The service module had oxygen, water, and electric power. The lunar module was used for landing on the moon.

When the astronauts landed in the moon Neil A. Armstrong said the surface was like a powdered charcoal and the landing craft left a crater about a foot deep. Only Armstrong and Aldrin went on the moon. The men were on the moon for twenty-one hours but only on the moon's surface for two and a half hours. The first things Armstrong did was collect samples and take pictures (BBC). When Armstrong stepped on the moon he said this very famous quote, “That's one small step for man, one giant leap for

mankind.”

Apollo 11 is very significant because it is the start to many other space exploration missions. Apollo 11 helped NASA and people find out more about the moon and outer space. It also helped expand our knowledges on science.