Landing On The Moon
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Some also believe that the landing of the Moon took public attention off the Vietnam war. Which more than half of the American citizens did no agree with going to Vietnam to fight the communist rebellion. Some find it suspicious that the landing on the moon occurred around the same time that the United States ended its involvement in the war. The government wanted some cheerful news for their people so the landing on the moon would have been perfect. Conspiracist also suggest that the environment was unfitting.It is also suggested that the trip could have not happened because of exposure to radiation from the one of the radiation belts which is known as Van Allen and the galactic ambient radiation. Film in the cameras should have been fogged by this radiation according to conspiracists .The film they used was kept in metal …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Opines that the landing of the moon took public attention off the vietnam war, which more than half of american citizens did not agree with going to vietnam to fight the communist rebellion.
- Explains that the apollo landing was made after the lunar sunrise at the landing site. the film was kept in metal containers that stopped radiation from fogging its emulsion.
- Explains that the second stage of the launch rocket and the lunar module ascent stage made no visible flame. the fuel and nitrogen tetroxide propellants produced an almost clear exhaust.
- Explains that nasa issued a fact sheet responding to recent claims that the apollo moon landings had been hoaxed. they refer to the rocks collected on the moon as being more than enough evidence of the program's legitimacy
- Explains that the united states did land on the moon and that is what occurred and nothing else. the conspiracies make us question if it all actually did occur.
According to conspiracists the camera film should have melted.There is no atmosphere to efficiently bind the lunar surface heat to devices that are not in direct contact with it. The physics of radiative heat transfer are extremely thoroughly understood by scientists and the proper use of passive optical coatings and paints are enough to control the temperature of the film within the cameras of the Lunar Module temperatures. They were also controlled with similar coatings that gave them a gold tint.Also while the Moon's surface does get very hot at noon the Apollo landing was made luckily shortly after the lunar
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- The Faux Moon Landing Theoryanalytical essayThe Faux Moon Landing Theory July 20, 1969, in the midst of the Cold War, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins made history as the first humans to land on the moon. They returned home safely and America beat Russia in the race to get a human to the moon, one win in the great Space Race. However, some people think that they never went to the moon. According to conspiracy theorists, the moon landing was an elaborate hoax staged by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA, and the United States government to claim victory in the great Space Race, basing their arguments on photographic errors and the effects of radiation.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes the conspiracy theories that the moon landing was an elaborate hoax staged by the national aeronautics and space administration to claim victory in the great space race.
- Explains the anomalies associated with the apollo 11 photos that support this theory. buzz aldrin's shadows should be parallel due to having one light source, but are not in many photos.
- Explains that the film used was a special transparency film produced by eastman kodak. the astronauts took thousands of pictures, most of which were awful.
- Argues that radiation from space would have killed the astronauts, so they couldn't have successfully completed the mission.
- Refutes braeunig's argument that the astronauts had to go through the van allen radiation belt but were not in the belt long enough to experience fatal radiation.
- Disagrees with dave cosnette's theory that the moon landing was faked and filmed on a set. there are more plausible explanations to the "c" in the rock of one of the pictures.
- Opines that the moon landing hoax is unlikely because the evidence for it is flimsy and easily discounted.
- Opines that the moon landing conspiracy theory is an interesting theory but it has very little merit. the evidence for the theory at face value sounds reasonable but often do not tell the truth.
- Argues that the conspiracy theory is false. the unique composition of the moon rocks discredited the theory.
1026 wordsRead More - Life On The Moon Persuasive Essayopinionated essayI believe that the moon landings were real so here are some pieces of evidence that prove the U.S. did land on the moon. First of all when we were going to the moon a lot of different countries were tracking us so if we actually didn’t go to the moon then the countries could prove that the U.S. didn’t go the moon.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that the u.s. sent apollo 11 to the moon in 1969, but did that actually happen?
- Opines that the moon landings are real because if they were fake then all the 400,000 people working on the project would have to lie and that is not possible.
- Explains that bill kaysing saw apollo 11 and claimed that the rocket didn't work properly but, he wasn’t a scientist or engineer.
- Explains that the u.s. won the space race with a few other countries, so the moon landings were real.
- Explains that if the moon landings were fake, 400,000 would have to lie about them. a japanese satellite took pictures of the moon where the u.s. landed.
- Opines that if the experts believe that the rocks came from the moon, they would say that they did.
- Explains that the soviet union had better equipment to track the u.s. rockets than most countries so if we didn't go to the moon then they could have given evidence.
- Opines that the moon landings were real because there is a lot of evidence that proves that they are.
551 wordsRead More - Moon Landing Hoaxanalytical essayMoon Landing Hoax John F. Kennedy once said, "No nation which expects to be the leader of other nations can expect to stay behind in this race for space... We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard”. The main motive for this quote was to ensure that the United States wanted to beat out the Soviets in the space race. Ever since the Soviets tried to advance on the moon, the United States wanted to be the first successful nation to accomplish the first ever moon landing. At the time, the tension between the United States and the Soviets was very strong because the Cold War just ended and neither nation wanted to lose to each other in the space race.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the united states hoaxed the moon landing in order to beat out the soviets in the space race.
- Explains that the u.s. hoaxed the moon landing due to observations being viewed during the live footage of the landing. the flag was held up by a horizontal bar allowing the flag to ripple.
- Explains that the van allen radiation belt was too strong for apollo astronauts to pass through at the time of the first moon landing.
- Explains the lack of creators on the moon after leaving the lunar surface, which conspiracy theorists viewed while watching the apollo mission.
- Explains that while there was no creator on the moon, there were no stars visible during the lunar landing.
- Explains that there was no visible rocket flame when the astronauts left the lunar surface. nasa claims that the mixture of fuels allowed a transparent flame to be used.
- Explains that many people believe the apollo mission was filmed in a hollywood studio, and that the u.s. had access to computer technology decades before the moon landing.
- Explains that many different light sources were spotted in pictures and films of the moon landing. the moon's only light source is the sun.
- Explains that the moon landing was filmed in a hollywood studio, and the astronauts were carried by thin wires to make it seem like they were in slow-motion.
- Explains that layered cross-hairs were used to allow nasa to try to edit the photographs in a hollywood studio.
- Explains that layered cross-hair and different shadow directions prove that the moon landing was a hoax. while the sun is the only light source, all shadows should run parallel to one another.
- Analyzes how the u.s. was capable of pulling off the moon landing hoax due to the technology that was provided at the time.
- Analyzes how the statics prove that many people believe the moon landing was a hoax.
- Explains that stanley kubrick, a hollywood producer, was approached to film three moon landings to allow the government to hoax the event.
- Analyzes how the united states hoaxed the apollo mission in order to beat out the soviet union in the space race.
- Opines that apollo 11 hoax photos: 8 moon-landing myths -- busted.
- Analyzes burnett, dean, "the moon landings were faked (and other science confessions)." the guardian.
- Opines that 10 reasons the moon landings could be a hoax.
- Explains fuller, john, "why do some people believe the moon landings were a hoax?" howstuffworks.
- Analyzes griggs, brandon, "could moon landings have been faked? some still think so."
- Analyzes holt, richard, "apollo 11 moon landing: conspiracy theories debunked." the telegraph.
- Explains millis, john p., "did man really land on the moon?" about.com space / astronomy.
- Narrates how stanley kubrick faked the apollo moon landings comments.
2280 wordsRead More - Neil Armstrong's Flight to the moonopinionated essayWhen Neil Armstrong and the rest of the crew of the Eagle landed on the moon, the entire country rejoiced. That day was forever remembered as a part of history. After all, America had beaten Russia in the space race. Their landing on the moon was a very important historical event, but there were many different reactions to it and viewpoints on it.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that when neil armstrong and the crew of the eagle landed on the moon, the entire country rejoiced. it was a very important historical event, but there were many different reactions to it.
- Explains that neil armstrong was shy, so he made friends carefully. he first went to see airplanes race at the age of 2, held up by his father, stephen armstrong.
- Narrates how neil armstrong used his income to pay for flying lessons from aubrey knudegard. he got his student pilot's license at the age of 16 and served in the vietnam war as an air force pilot.
- Analyzes how armstrong returned to naca, which later became nasa, and started training for the apollo moon mission. he almost died 4 times during this period, but surprisingly he didn't care.
- Describes how neil armstrong's 100,000 dollar space suit had 21 layers of protective material and beta cloth, a special fabric that allowed room for free movement while maintaining the necessary pressure to sustain life.
- Explains that neil armstrong denied all opportunities to profit from his fame. he valued privacy and was humble, giving credit to all those who helped him reach his childhood dream of flight.
- Opines that many were enthusiastic and joyous that american astronauts had reached the moon before the russians, but some were not so keen. they believe that nasa staged the whole moon landing.
- Explains that conspiracy theorists point out how strange and suspicious it is that stars don't appear in the moon photos. they say that nasa did not include stars in their pictures because they knew that they couldn’t recreate the exact star patterns and constellations.
- Opines that neil armstrong and the moon landing will always be an important historical event. some people applauded and appreciated the astronauts, but others believed that the entire thing was a hoax.
705 wordsRead More - Apollo 11 Missionexplanatory essayThe objective of Apollo 11 was to send a man to land successfully on the moon for the first time. Additional mission objectives included scientific exploration, setting up a television camera to transmit signals back to Earth for everyone in the world to watch, and also photograph the lunar terrain. In order for the mission to be a success we had to land a man on the moon successfully and collect lunar surface samples and return back home. The launch of Apollo 11 took place at Cape Kennedy on July 16th, 1969. Apollo 11 took place about forty four years ago and we still remember it today because of what has been accomplished for that time (www.nasa.gov/missionpage). The landing was covered and broadcast live to the world where more than a half billion people watched, which was the largest television audience at that time and it was covered by Walter Cronkite on the CBS News. Walter Cronkite was the most famous newscaster at that time.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that apollo 11's objective was to send a man to land successfully on the moon for the first time. the launch took place at cape kennedy on july 16th, 1969.
- Explains that nasa has studied the surface of the moon for about two years. they took high-resolution photographs taken by the lunar orbiter satellite and the surveyor spacecraft.
- Explains that different camera equipment was used during the apollo 11 mission to capture different types of data and pictures on the moon.
- Explains the astronauts that took part in the apollo 11 mission were commander neil armstrong, pilot michael collins, and edwin "buzz" aldrin.
- Explains that the saturn v was one of three saturn rockets built for the apollo 11 launch on july 16th, 1969.
- Describes the saturn v as the tallest, heaviest and most powerful rocket ever. it had enough fuel to travel the world 800 times.
- Explains that the apollo spacecraft was made up of three separate parts: the command module with a cabin big enough for three astronauts, the service module and the lunar module.
- Describes the command module used in the apollo 11 space mission. it was built for nasa by north american aviation, which is now part of boeing.
- Describes how the apollo 11 lunar module, also known as the eagle, was the first vehicle carrying people to land on the surface of the moon.
- Describes how the apollo 11 command module splashed down on july 24, 1962 at 11:49 a.m., after eight days, three hours, and eighteen minutes since it’s liftoff.
- Describes how the nation celebrated this historic event with three parades in which the astronauts all attended. president nixon and vice president agnew presented each astronaut with the presidential medal of freedom.
- Explains that nasa's apollo 11 space mission was a great success because neil armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon and buzz aldrin the second.
1334 wordsRead More - Persuasive Essay On Moon Landinganalytical essayThe moon landing is one of America's greatest accomplishments, not only showing that we were capable of doing something so great but also bringing America together as a whole making everyone feel united and patriotic, if you try to tell anyone who witnessed the moon when it was broadcast in July of 1969 that it was a hoax, they will be quick to correct you and then they might tell you about how they saw it with their own eyes a man walking on the moon, but with the advancements in our scientific knowledge we have more proof than ever that the moon landing was a hoax.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that the moon landing is one of america's greatest accomplishments, not only showing that we were capable of doing something so great but also bringing america together as a whole.
- Analyzes how the united states built a rocket that took people to the moon in the late 60's, which sounds silly when you think about it. with all our new technology it would be much easier and more worthwhile.
- Analyzes how an account on enkivillage.com with the username wilkinsonbec has written an artical with eight great examples of the flaws seen in the moon landing.
- Explains that the lunar surface is covered in fine lunar dust, and even this doesn't appear to have been displaced in photographic evidence. nasa has an explanation about how the low gravity conditions allow the spaceship to land in such a way that it doesn
- Analyzes fox's article about the van allen radiation belt, which is a large area of radiation you would have to pass through to get to the moon.
- Opines that nasa and the government wanted to fake going to space and landing on the moon. in 1961 president john f. kennedy said that the united states should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out.
- Explains that the united states wanted to be better than the russians, so they beat them to the moon and put their flag on it. with the help of movie director stanley kubrick, they set up an elaborate movie set in a secret location.
- Opines that nasa can cover all they want, but with this little evidence it's hard to believe that we could have traveled to the moon and back with such little technological knowledge.
- Asks why hasn't nasa released any pictures of our great flag in all its glory on the side of the moon?
1009 wordsRead More - Apollo 13explanatory essayApollo 13 During a modification of Oxygen Tank No. 2 by NASA contractor, North American Rockwell, it was inadvertently dropped about 2 inches, which caused undetected damage to the interior assemblies. This damage eventually led the failure of the $400-million Apollo 13 mission. The crew of Apollo 13 was responsible for several scientific experiments that were to be carried out during the mission.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the crew of apollo 13 was responsible for several scientific experiments that were to be carried out during the mission.
- Explains that the apollo 13 s-ivb's trajectory caused it to hit the lunar surface. the crew was assigned to install a heat flow experiment to measure the amount of heat coming from the inside of the moon.
- Describes the apollo spacecraft odyssey and the lunar module aquarius.
- Explains that lovell's partner on the moon, the lunar module pilot, was fred haise, jr.
- Explains that the prime crew was given blood tests to determine if they had immunity. lovell and haise were cleared, but mattingly was not.
- Explains that the crew of apollo 13 was boosted off pad 39a of the kennedy space center, right on time, at 2:13p.m., easter standard time, saturday, april 11, 1970.
- Explains that the saturn 5's second stage cut off 132 seconds early due to unusually large oscillations in thrust chamber pressure. this caused the remaining four engines to burn 34 seconds longer than planned.
- Describes how lovell performed a transposition maneuver to dock nose first with the lunar module. once the maneuver was complete, the crew activated springs that pushed the lm-apollo stack away.
- Explains that mission control asked the crew to roll the spacecraft to the right about 60 degrees and photograph a comet named benntt. they were also asked to stir the liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen in the service module tanks.
- Narrates how haise asked houston to stand by a moment and then he said: "hey, we've got an issue here." the amperage on the bus that distributed power to the ship suddenly surged up and dropped back down.
- Describes how the crew reported that the main bus a was showing abnormally low voltage. the liquid oxygen tank no. 2 supplying the fuel cells power system was reading zero.
- Explains that apollo 13 was 180,521 nautical miles from earth, more than halfway to the moon when it suffered a terrible accident.
- Explains that the astronauts had to use the electric power and life support system in the lunar module, now their lifeboat, to return to earth.
- Explains that apollo's oxygen tank was leaking, damaged by the blowout of tank no. 2, and the command module storage batteries had to be used for reentry into earth atmosphere.
- Describes how mission control computed a new course that would swing the aquarius around the moon and bring it back to earth.
- Explains mission control's second course correction as they neared the moon. they would burn the engines for an additional 263.4 seconds, increase the velocity by 861 feet per second, and put splashdown in the mid-pacific ocean.
- Explains that apollo 13 rounded the moon in its 77th hour of flight and headed back toward earth at 7,064 feet per second. the odyssey came through that atmosphere and landed into the ocean below.
- Explains that the main power system for the apollo spacecraft was contained in bay no. 4 of the service module.
- Explains that fluids don't flow well in zero gravity unless pushed by something. each tank contained a heater coil, thermostatic switch, and electric fans to stir up the mixture.
- Explains that although each tank held 326 pounds of oxygen under pressure of 865 to 935 pounds per square inch, these safety measures could not prevent an explosion from a rapid build-up of pressure.
- Explains that acceptance testing showed that heat was leaking into the tank at a higher rate than specifications permitted. other discrepancies that were regarded as minor by space agency inspectors were accepted.
- Explains that tank no. 2, serial number 10024x-ta0009, was installed in service module 106 for the flight of apollo 10. however, it was removed because of a decision by nasa to modify vacuum pump on the tank dome.
- Explains that a countdown demonstration test series is carried out several weeks before each apollo launch at the kennedy space center to detect any problems.
- Explains that ground crews thought there was a loose fitting that allowed gaseous oxygen being pumped in the vent line to escape through the fill line with out pushing out much liquid oxygen. the fitting had been loosened when the tank was dropped at north american months before.
- Explains that the ground crew turned on heaters and fans to try to boil the oxygen from the tank to empty the tanks.
- Explains that the 65 volts was too much for the thermostatic switches that controlled the heaters.
- Explains that the safety switches had been welded shut and hence were not operating at the kennedy space center. sensors would have detected heater current readings on tank no. 2.
- Explains that the review board's blueprint for the accident was drawn. because of a bump one day in the fall of 1969, the tank could not be emptied properly.
- Cites compton, david, davis, william, daroulin, jim, howard, ron, lewis, richard s., the voyages of apollo:
1867 wordsRead More - American Historyexplanatory essayThe goal of Apollo 11 was to send men to the moon, this goal was set by jfk in the year 1961. they landed on the July 20th 1969. The men who were aboard the ship were Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins. These men were (other than Collins) the first people to ever to walk on the moon. The event was televised to millions of American homes. There were also three backup crew members who didn’t go into space: James Lovell, Fred Haise, and William Anders. The crew conducted many science experiments as well as leaving an american flag on the moon. The flag has since been bleached white by the suns unrelenting power.
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- Explains that the war on terror is important to the history of the us because it was a group with ideals and beliefs that led to anti-muslim feelings in many americans.
- Explains that the internet started not as a means of communication, but of war.
- Opines that the internet is the most important thing in american history because it has changed, and will continue to change, the way people live their everyday lives.
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- Explains that the goal of apollo 11 was to send men to the moon, which was televised to millions of american homes.
- Explains that barack obama was the first african american president in american history. he overcame stereotypes by releasing his birth certificate. slavery was a huge black mark on the nation's history
- Explains that the first atomic bomb was tested on july 6, 1945, and on august 9, 1945. the power of nuclear weapons is unmatched by any conventional weapons ever used.
- Explains that the vietnam conflict was america's longest war, spanning 18 years, and the toll it took on the people at the time must have been incredible.
- Explains that the first world war was important to american history because it was the first major world conflict.
- Explains that women had been trying to get the rights to vote since before the civil war.
- Explains that the japanese attacked the us naval base at pearl harbor in 1941. the attack provoked massive anti-japanese feelings on the west coast and across the nation.
- Explains that the civil rights movement and the 1960's were a period of change. dr. king, rosa parks, and malcolm x all fought in different ways to achieve the same goal, racial equality.
- Analyzes how shah, anup, "war on terror." - global issues. n.p., 07 oct. 2013. web. 05 may 2014.
2805 wordsRead More - Moon Landinganalytical essayEmmett Till a young fourteen year old African American boy was brutally murdered by two white men; this action gave insight to all the hate African Americans faced, it affected the civil rights movement, and let African Americans know their reason for fighting. Emmett’s murder was the most inhumane I could ever think possible but races being discriminated against still did not give up because of the hope and faith that one day it will all get better.
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- Opines that emmett till, a young fourteen-year-old african american boy, was brutally murdered by two white men; this action gave insight to all the hate african americans faced and affected the civil rights movement.
- Explains that emmett till was born into a time of major racial discrimination. he visited his great uncle in money, mississippi, and went to bryant's grocery and meat market.
- Analyzes how emmett's murder sparked the civil rights movement because of rosa parks' refusal to give up her seat to a white man.
- Analyzes how emmett's murder reminded the african american race that there was a reason to fight for the rights not given to them. he made people realize that sitting on their butts was not going to win them any rights.
- Explains that emmett till's death started a lot of controversy and it was good for african americans. mamie till said that we cannot afford the luxury of self pity.
- Analyzes how emmett till was brutally murdered but it did not kill anybodies spirit, it just lifted them higher. it affected the civil rights movement, and let african americans know their reason for fighting.
- Explains that emmett and mamie till's sacrifice serves as a beacon to our country for tolerance and acceptance.
842 wordsRead More - The Lunar Landing Hoax Theory - Evidence Pro and Conanalytical essayNo one can physically prove that the US landed on the moon. So, will Americans ever know the real truth about the moon landings? What one's eyes see, one believes. So, from all the evidence that NASA obtained, it proves that they really did send men to the moon in 1969.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that nasa set out to prove the existence of the moon in the late 1960's.
- Explains that many americans believe that the united states sent men to the moon in 1969, but a 1999 gallup poll showed that 6% of americans have doubts about the lunar landing.
- Explains that apollo 11 left from kennedy space center en route to the moon on july 16, 1969. the astronauts set a united states flag up, performed miscellaneous tests, and gathered rock samples.
- Explains that in every picture taken of the moon, there are no stars in the night sky. without air, the sky is black.
- Explains that in order to capture a bright object on film, the film speed has to be fast, so the negative won't be overexposed. the moon's surface is extremely bright, and the stars are faint objects.
- Argues that there should have been a blast crater under the lunar lander, because the rocket would have exerted an extreme pressure on the moon's surface.
- Explains that the rocket could produce 10,000 pounds of thrust when at full throttle, but the astronauts eased it onto the lunar surface.
- Explains that crosshairs are black crosses that are located in every photograph taken on the moon.
- Analyzes how white parts bleed into the film around them, making them look white too. in the lunar photographs, the white object fills in the black crosshair.
- Explains that in the videos and pictures of the lunar landing, an astronaut raises a flag. the flag is waving, referring to the fact that there is wind moving it.
- Analyzes how the astronaut is rotating the pole on which the flag is mounted, so that it wouldn't hang limply and unattractively down the side pole.
- Argues that nasa's evidence proves that the us sent men to the moon in 1969.
- Cites aulis online's "apollo investigation" and "the moon-the real truth" from kennedy space center launching a vision.
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