Apollo 11 and the Moon Landing
Luke Huffman
APUSH Period 6
May 8, 2016
Apollo 11 's flight is one of the most significant achievements in history, not only for the United States of America but the world. Apollo 11 would make history by having a man land and walk on the moon. The United States was involved in a competition to be the first nation to send a man into space with the Soviet Union. After the Soviets first accomplished that, it became apparent that the primary goal of the "Space Race" would be to land a man on the moon first.
The Space Race between the Soviet Union and the United States began when the Soviet Union launched a satellite into the earth’s orbit, called Sputnik, on October
The pilot of Gemini 10, Collins spent near an hour and a half outside of the craft on a spacewalk and became the first person to meet another spacecraft in orbit ("Apollo 11 Mission").
Apollo 11 was launched into space on the morning of July 16, 1969, at 9:32 a.m. by a Saturn 5 rocket from Launch Pad 39A. People lined the highway and crowded the beaches near the launch site. Also, millions, including President Richard Nixon watched the event on live television. NASA had been preparing for this mission for almost a decade, and now three men were safely entering the atmosphere on their way to the moon (“Apollo 11 Mission”). After traveling in space for nearly three days to reach the Moon, Apollo 11 rounded the Moon and entered lunar orbit on July 19, 1969, at 5:21 p.m. On the thirteenth orbit around the moon, the crew prepared for the lunar descent. The selected landing site, The Sea of Tranquility, was a relatively flat and smooth surface near the Moon 's
The Hornet then left for Hawaii to deliver the Command Module and Mobile Quarantine Facility. On August 10, 1969, the astronauts left quarantine after nearly three weeks (Barbree).
After the Apollo 11 astronauts had been released from quarantine, they were received ticker-tape parades in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles on August 13, 1969. Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins were presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a state dinner held in Los Angeles that same night (Barbree).
The August 13th celebration was followed by a 45-day "Giant Leap" tour that saw the astronauts visit twenty-five foreign countries and met with prominent world leaders. Several nations honored the Apollo 11 astronauts. Later that year, the astronauts went to Capitol Hill and presented Congress with United States Flags that had been with them on the moon. Not only did the Apollo 11 landing and Moonwalk mark a turning point in history that ended the space race, it also lead to technology advancements in rocketry, avionics, telecommunications, and computers. The world would never be the same after the Apollo 11 mission. The United States would become known as a superpower around the world and the lives of future generations would changed be
...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.
As a result of the successful mission that landed the first men on the moon, called the Apollo 11 mission, many people were inspired to provide commentary on this landing. Although these texts describe unique individual purposes about this landing, they all effectively support their purposes through the use of several rhetorical devices.
The Apollo 13 Mission had a huge impact on space exploration. The Determination of the crew helped them return back to earth. People may think that Apollo 13 would have been a better success if they changed the launch date. Even though they failed at their goals the overall result was success. If they had changed the launch date NASA would have had more time to check the spacecraft and make sure that it was safe. If this event had not happened NASA wouldn't have learned how to make spaceships safer as well as space exploration and learn what to do in this type of emergency.
These rivalries would become clear when two countries competed in the space race, a competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union concerning achievements in the field of space exploration. The Soviet’s took the early lead as they put the first satellite, Sputnik 1, into space. The launch of Sputnik 1 established a sense of fear in the American public, resulting in the creation of NASA in the late 1950’s. This opened the door for space exploration today and for future generations. After World War II, the Cold War created tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States leading to extreme national pride and competition, culminating in the space race which began with the launch of Sputnik 1.
Apollo 11 was such a huge historical turning point because, it not only affected the United States, but it affected the entire world. It was one of the first mass worldwide event, and an estimated 600 million people watched. Apollo 11 caused the world to think more about space and all
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.
The goal of Apollo 11 was stated very simply. Perform manned lunar landing and return mission safely. Simply stated, but almost impossible to achieve, it was the mission NASA had been preparing for almost a decade, and nobody was trying to pretend this was just another launch.
The Apollo 13 was not only one of Nasa’s most famous missions, but one of its most perilous missions of all. The mission and it’s story got plenty of well deserved attention. From museum exhibits to having it’s very own movie the mission was very well publicized. The mission’s crew members have since been researched and gotten tons of recognition for the many challenges they faced. It was an immensely dangerous and remarkable story.There were three very brave men included in the Apollo 13 mission crew.
because they are hard.” Apollo 11 affected the world our nation and advanced , mankind it advanced us to the future of technology, exploration ,and findings . Apollo 11 is an interesting exploration mission(brainy quote).Apollo 11 was not just an activity or just another thing for our american astronaut and government to do. Apollo11 was a moon mission and a goal of JFK/the government.He set this goal May 25,1961 he hoped for a successfully land and return.
Apollo 13’s launch day was April 11, 1970, with the intention to explore the Fra Mauro formation. It is a hilly area that is thought to be made of ejecta from the impact that formed Mare Imbrium. It got its name from the 80-kilometer Fra Mauro crater which is found in it.
In support of these questions, many photographs released from the historic 1969 mission seem to be unreliable. There seems to be a stage light seen in the reflection of the astronaut's helmet, possible duplicate backdrops, layered cross-hairs, and the most mind boggling is the American flag “waving in the wind”. There were three astronauts on the space shuttle when it left Earth: Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Neil Armstrong had previously been on a space mission before. He piloted the first ever two spaceships to be docked in space, Gemini 8. Buzz Aldrin piloted Gemini 12 and while on the mission he took a two hour and twenty minute walk in space to prove that astronauts, outside of the spacecraft, could work efficiently. Michael Collins, the least popular of the three, piloted Gemini 10 and was the first person to ever meet another spacecraft in orbit. While Collins stayed in the Command Module Columbia, Armstrong and Buzz walked out of the Eagle onto the Moon. Since Armstrong was the commander of Apollo 11, he carried a 70 millimeter lunar surface camera and took most of the
Apollo 11 demonstrated what humans are able to do with such ambition. The mission to the moon has left them with determination, precisely the unknown. Humans are always musing, in ways to achieve, upgrade technology, or invent, Apollo 11 demonstrates this. In the articles, they all express pride and triumph. In the news article, “Man Takes First Steps on the Moon” by The Times London, it informs about the mission, giving a television broadcast in which is watched by the headquarters and people’s homes.
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).
...years behind then we are in technology today. The moon landing is one of the most significant events in American history because of the superiority and triumph it had given the United States.
Four days ago, Apollo 11 took off from Kennedy Space Center. My crew, Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins, and I were sent into space by NASA to complete the moon landing mission. I remember arriving at the Space Center and saw so many workers here and there. They were busy preparing for this mission. It seemed that they knew some secrets that I didn’t. Later on, we got into a small elevator and went up 365 feet up in the air. I wasn’t overwhelmed with nervousness until the last minute