From Apollo 11 to the present day, the question remains in our minds: Why are humans taking so long to return to the moon? It’s been over 50 years, and we still haven’t returned. What’s the reason for the delay? Well, there are several reasons why, some of which are funding, technology, and how dangerous a task it is. These reasons may be why it’s taking so long for men to return to the moon. Here is some information about these reasonings: At this rate, money is one of the main things you need to survive in this society. Just like any other government mission, going to the moon would take a lot of funding. As said in “Why didn’t we go back to the moon?” by Elizabeth Howell. “Any country or agency that does choose to land people on the moon …show more content…
“If you crash too many times, then the politicians make you quit trying.” It is written in “Why the U.S. took 51 years to return to the moon." By Loren Grush. This is just an example of why it’s been so hard to get back. Even when there are people out there willing to fund a mission to the moon, the moon can be so dangerous that the chances of failing are higher than those of being archived. The moon is very different from Earth. An example is gravity. Not only gravity but also the surface; the moon’s surface is very different and harsh compared to earth. Just going to the moon is dangerous; imagine surviving …show more content…
Just like money, technology plays a big part in all of this. We use technology in our everyday lives. Specifically on Nasa. Technology has been a big help in getting more information about the moon, but it has also had a big impact on why men are taking so long to go back. It is easier to send a robot to the moon than to send an actual human being. Life wouldn’t be a risk. “That said, several nations—including private companies from those nations—are working on robotic moon initiatives that could support future human missions,” Elizabeth Howell said in her article. Companies have already started using robots to go to the moon instead of humans. Taking time to build robots that can help on the moon is just delaying the time men can have going to the moon. ”Why has it been 50 years since humans went to the moon?” By Michael Neufeld, there is a sentence that goes, ”China is mounting space programs that now include robotic lunar and Mars probes, a permanent space station, and ambitious plans to build a moon base. Neufeld says that China is already taking advantage of technology and using it in their favor. The U.S. is still figuring out what they even want to do
After watching the Apollo 13 movie, it is interesting to know that this was a “Successful failure” of a project. This is due to the fact that astronauts returned to Earth safely but they never made it to the moon. After the crew headed for the moon they had to disappointedly cancel the mission before it could be completed and return to earth, when the oxygen tank that exploded caused the spacecraft to malfunctioning.
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.
On April 13, 1970, NASA's Mission Control heard the five words that no control center ever wants to hear: "We've got a problem here." Jack Swigert, an astronaut aboard the Apollo 13 aircraft, reported the problem of broken down oxygen tanks to the Houston Control Center, less than two days after its takeoff on April 11th. Those at the Control Center in Houston were unsure what had happened to the spacecraft, but knew that some sort of explosion had occurred. This so-called explosion sent Apollo 13 spinning away from the Earth at 2,000 miles per hour, 75 percent of the way to the moon. In order to get the astronauts back to the Earth's atmosphere would be to utilize the moon's gravitational pull and send them back towards home, like a slingshot. However, this procedure would require three days, and this demanded more oxygen and electricity than the crew had available to them. Eugene "Gene" Kranz, head of this flight mission, although looking on in horror, began thinking of solutions to the problem immediately after the Controls were aware of the problem on board. Knowing that the options of refueling the spacecraft with oxygen or retrieve the astronauts himself, he needed to think of a strategy for a safe return. In this sense, if his solution fails, it could result in the biggest catastrophe in NASA history.
Imagine very little water source, never returning to Earth. Imagine standing in the middle of a sand storm, one of the many dangers on Mars. With no return to Earth, barely any water, hard conditions and dangers for anyone who goes, regular sand storms... This all proves that NASA should not send people to Mars. There’s a lot more research about space and Mars that needs to be done so we can know what other precautions to take before humans go and settle on Mars.
America went to the moon in the 1960’s, during a time of war, a time that was so far behind in technology compared to now, but yet human beings went to the moon . Human beings are capable of many wonderful things and their potential has no limits, except for the limits that are placed by government and society. Neil deGrasse Tyson attempted to liberate NASA from the limits of low funding by giving a speech to the U.S Senate. Tyson used emotion and logical thinking to make the complexity of NASA as relatable to the audience as possible, and by doing so he wanted to convey to them how important NASA is in our society today and the future of the human kind.
Apollo 13 was a mission that some may grow to learn was a failure; It was in fact the complete opposite. Space entry was improved immensely, with the efforts and struggles gained from previous missions. In addition, one of the victims of this mission, Jim Lovell, “believed it was a success. Everyone was tested on their ability to work together and that is how Apollo 13 succeeded” (Anastasio 90). Future space entry missions would not have been as successful as they are without previous missions bettering the space program.
"Its hazards are hostile to us all. Its conquest deserves the best of all mankind, and its opportunity for peaceful cooperation may never come again. But why, some say, the moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? Why does Rice play Texas? We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy...
“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” was stated by Neil Armstrong once a national goal was accomplished. Landing successfully on the moon was a major goal for astronauts of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin were honored to be the very first of mankind to step foot on the moon, and allowed America to set future goals for outer-space journeys. With the assigned Apollo mission, America was granted much needed hope. Astronauts of NASA in the Apollo Program accomplished John F. Kennedy’s goal of placing the first man on the moon safely for the United States.
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”.
This may simply be a pie in the sky, however, as the romance of manned space flight is what keeps the program in the public eye in the first place. Thus, while the administration may focus a somewhat larger portion of their funding toward unmanned exploration, the real reason for NASA as a public entity is so Americans and the world can watch with some measure of their old fascination the spectacle of human beings stepping beyond their earthly cribs into the cosmic playground. Works Cited Chaikin, Andrew. A. A Man on the Moon, New York: Penguin, 1994. Gatland, Kenneth.
“In Event of Moon Disaster” was a speech written by William Safire, but it was delivered to the general public by President Nixon.The purpose of this was to give gratitude to the victims, console America, and ensure the general public that they will still explore space and that the death of the two brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, should not alter one's thoughts on exploring and searching for the truth and understanding.
As important of an endeavor as travelling to the moon was, a definite purpose to it is not immediately clear. However, it was a remarkable accomplishment for mankind, and the United States wanted to lead it. Millions of people watched the televised event because they knew this was an incredible advancement for humans (Redd). As Neil Armstrong made the first step, he summed up the point that this event would forever be an important achievement to the human race, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" (Armstrong 268). At times it may seem that the development of new technology is stalling, but the moon landing proves that man is and will continue to make advancements. Only 66 years passed between the first airplane by the Wright Brothers and the moon landing (Stimson).
“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)
Free will is an illusion, no one has free will. Because of Biological and social obstacles free-will is just a figment of the imagination. Certain social aspects of life create only one path for society and there's no way around it. Schizophrenia is a hereditary brain disability, which leaves the victim unable to rationalize their decisions because of symptoms like hallucinations and delusions this is the perfect example of biological reasons why people don't have free will. This ties into importance of whether or not having the power to make decisions determines how much free free will a person has.
Carl Sagan once said “every planetary civilization will be endangered by impacts from space, every surviving civilization is obliged to become spacefaring--not because of exploratory or romantic zeal, but for the most practical reason imaginable: staying alive... If our long-term survival is at stake, we have a basic responsibility to our species to venture to other worlds.” The National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA, is executing Sagan’s words every day. President Dwight D. Eisenhower created NASA in 1958 with the purpose of peaceful rather than military space exploration and research to contribute to society. Just 11 years after the creation, NASA put Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon, the first humans to accomplish this feat. NASA’s research and innovation looked promising but it came at a cost. Money, resources, and spacecraft accidents most famously Apollo 13 all hindered NASA’s research. In the 21st century the debate between funding for NASA is at its peak since the birth of the organization in 1958 especially when there are numerous problems throughout the world. Is the money spent on space exploration worth the advantages and advances it contributes to society?