“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” It was July 20 1969, the day that reshaped our nation and gave us unparalleled dreams for the future. The impact of the day goes far beyond our pride and nationalism; that day would change space exploration and technology forever. Just like a shooting star, that day would give us a glimpse of hope. A chance to see an event so breathtaking and defying, it would be man’s greatest accomplishment in the 20th century. As millions of people watched from their TV sets, a rush of euphoria came over the nation as Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the surface of the moon. It was the first time in the history of mankind that we would step on the surface of another celestial body. John F. Kennedy dared us to dream, he inspired the nation to reach for the moon, to set ourselves apart from the rest of the world. The Space Race was symbolic of many things. Our future as the technically dominate nation was secured in place; just as secure as Old Glory would be, when she was driven down into the soil of the moon. We not only reached the moon, we conquered it as a nation; united.
It was the 1960’s in America, a time of social consciousness, fear, war, distrust in government, and rebellion. It was a time in which bomb shelter ads on TV were common place. It was a time of tension and fears for communism creping though our neighborhoods and infiltrating American ideals. We were at war with a nation. After World War 2, there were two dominant nations, the United States and the Soviet Union. Political ideals and control over Germany would separate the allies into bitter rivals and enemies. The fear of the Soviet’s use of nuclear weapons was constantly in the backs of our minds. It was a global ...
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...erful for social objectives. Technology, especially in aerospace engineering and electronic communication, advanced greatly during this period. Today over a thousand artificial satellites orbit earth, relaying communications data around the planet and facilitating remote sensing of data. The moon landing stood for a symbol of the insatiable curiosity of all mankind to explore the unknown. To win the Space Race we had to be the first to land a man on the moon and for that moment in the tumultuous 60’s, our country came together in celebration and pride. The citizens of the U.S made the journey possible; through their contributions to the space effort, or even if they just supported the effort they were helping the cause. John F. Kennedy requested, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” We responded, we prevailed, we triumphed.
In this essay, the author
- Describes the impact of july 20 1969, the day that reshaped our nation and gave us unparalleled dreams for the future.
- Explains that the 1960s in america was a time of social consciousness, fear, war, distrust in government, and rebellion.
- Explains that the nation was looking for a leader, and john f. kennedy asked for the moon. the nation went wild with enthusiasm.
- Explains that the soviet union was leaps and bounds ahead of america in the beginning of the "new frontier".
- Explains that america rallied after its initial stumble and was now in the space race. the mercury and gemini missions carefully prepared the way for the apollo lunar missions.
- Describes the lunar landing as one of the defining moments of 20th century.
- Explains that the race to land a man on the moon provided the perfect metaphor for scientific achievement, one that challenged and captured the public’s imagination.
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- Analyzes how john f. kennedy set the stage for one of the greatest accomplishments the united states of america has ever made.
- Explains that stepping foot onto the moon requires remarkable efforts and breakthroughs in technology. america was able to gain momentum and beat the soviets through an increase in sophisticated technology
- Explains that july 20th, 1969 was the most well-known date in space exploration history. buzz aldrin, michael collins, and neil armstrong were rocketed towards the stars.
- Explains that the apollo 11 mission may have been a turning point in the cold war against the soviet union.
- Analyzes how the united states took the financial burden of sending a man to the moon and back to prove that america was destined to be the stronger international power.
- Analyzes how apollo 11 helped the united states in foreign affairs, especially in the cold war with the soviets.
- Explains that the moon landing was a significant scientific and political endeavor that helped shape the future of the world.
- Explains that apollo 11 (as-506) is the smithsonian's national air and space museum.
- Describes the nasa's apollo 11 preliminary science report, which was published by the national aeronautics and space administration.
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- Explains that the success of apollo 11 signified the greatest extent of human intellectual advancement. the apollo program was intended to land humans on the moon and safely return them back to earth.
- Analyzes how the concept of space expedition challenged the extent of each nation's intellectual capacity.
- Explains that the soviet launch of sputnik 1 exhibited russia's technological, political, and scientific advancements — it took 1 hour and 38 minutes to orbit the earth.
- Analyzes how the cold war documents a news conference held by secretary of state john foster dulles in response to the eventful launch of sputnik by the soviets.
- Analyzes how president eisenhower expresses his increasing anxiety on the matter of militarization in space. he argues against soviet leader nikita khrushchev's belittlement of the united states' proposal of peaceful utilization of soviet space advantage.
- Describes nasa's first human spaceflight program, project mercury, which tested the limits of human body in space and used robots and animals as one of its experiments.
- Explains that the apollo program had goals that went beyond landing humans on the moon and having them return to earth unscathed. it also hoped to establish technology to meet other "national interests" in space.
- Explains that apollo 7's primary objective was to demonstrate the functionality of both the command and service modules, as well as how well the members partaking in the mission will handle circumstances.
- Explains that apollo 1's preflight test was an unexecuted mission that cost the lives of three astronauts. apollo 8 demonstrated trans lunar injection, csm navigation, communications, midcourse corrections, consumable assessment, and passive thermal control.
- Describes the apollo 11 spacecraft as the first manned lunar landing mission of the world. the lunar module, the eagle, made its lunar descent 102 hours and 45 minutes after its launch on earth.
- Explains that neil a. armstrong was the commander of the apollo 11 spacecraft and the first manned lunar landing mission.
- Explains the apollo 11 mission, which included the historic presence of the first humans on the moon signified the greatest extent of human intellectual advancement.
2886 wordsRead More - Space Race and Cold Waranalytical essayThis renowned and famous moonwalk, which confused scientists for years, had finally become a dream come true not only for Americans, but also the entire world. It was July 20, 1969, the day that reshaped our nation and gave us unprecedented dreams for the future. The impact of that day goes far beyond our self-esteem and patriotism; that day changed the history of space exploration and technology forever. As thousands of people watched the live broadcast on television, a feeling of exaggerated elation came over the nation as Neil Armstrong stepped afoot on the surface of the moon. It was the first time in the history of humanity that we would step on the surface of another heavenly body. Just like a comet or an eclipse, that day gave us an inkling of promise and desire, a chance to view man’s greatest achievement in the 20th century, an event so inanimate and incredible.
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- Opines that mankind has been inventing and exploring things since centuries, and they are used by almost every human being. they are about to venture into the history of space.
- Describes how the moonwalk, which confused scientists for years, became a dream come true for americans and the entire world. it changed the history of space exploration and technology forever.
- Explains that the first man was launched into space in the late 19th century. the cold war pushed the united states and the soviet union into a space race.
- Analyzes president kennedy's speech to congress on may 25, 1961, in which he expressed his fear that the soviet union was far ahead in its prestige in science skills and technology. the apollo 11 mission was a historic event that fulfilled his challenge.
- Explains that dwight d. eisenhower, the 34th president of the u.s., reacted to the space race by signing the national aeronautics and space act of 1958.
- Explains that the mariner program was designed between 62 and 73 to explore the inner solar system like mars. the first attempt to get to mars was unsuccessful.
- Explains that apollo 11 was launched from the kennedy space center on july 16, 1969. it was the first mission to land on the moon, piloted by humans.
- Explains that john f. kennedy challenged the nation to dream, his divine guidance gave courage, and fearlessly we aspired to reach for the moon to distinguish ourselves from the rest of the world.
1008 wordsRead More - Is Outer Space Good for America?analytical essayThe visage of a bulky, awkward colonial explorer flickered on television sets throughout the United States on that day in 1969. It was an event that signified much more than what was being relayed. All watched in admiration and awe as the first steps on the moon were made by Neil Armstrong, a lowly Earth creature never meant to break free of its planet’s atmosphere. But it did. And it was an American. As the moon particles settled around the explorer, and a star-spangled flag was brandished, a political victory came into focus, though most television viewers were unable to see clearly what was happening. JFK’s outer space promises to the American people were fulfilled through the NASA program, and we’d left the Soviets, our scientific and ideological rivals, eating our otherworldly dust.
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- Explains that obama's manned space flights cut was due largely to the constellation program, an expansive effort to erect a moon base by 2020 for use in future mars missions.
- Analyzes how obama's april 15th speech sparked debate as to the relevancy of space exploration. obama acknowledged that spending money solving problems in space seemed inconsequential in our current economic state.
- Compares china's burgeoning status as the premier global superpower with the cold war antics that put an american on the moon.
- Explains next step in space's program for exploration beyond.
- Opines that china's space program is poised to surge, according to the asia times.
- Opines that obama's nasa plan cuts jobs at michoud, according to wwltv.com.
- Analyzes how the face of a bulky, awkward colonial explorer flickered on television sets throughout the united states on that day in 1969.
769 wordsRead More - Father Charles Coughlin's Arguments In 1930s Politicsanalytical essayIn the year of 1961, the newly elected President John F. Kennedy recognized that the U.S was losing the space race to the Soviets, but had an ambitious plan that would change the course of all humanity`, to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. In 1962 JFK effectively delivered his “We choose to go to the Moon” speech in front of 30,000 people at the Rice football stadium using rhetoric to persuade the public to support the immense
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- Explains how demagogues have been used to gain power by manipulating the wants and concerns of the people. father charles coughlin spread anti-communist, and more notably antisemitic ideas to a reeling public dealing with the effects
- Analyzes how coughlin used his popularity to spread ideas and sway public opinion in his favor, blaming communists and later jews for the rise of communism, catholic persecution, and america's economic issues.
- Analyzes how father coughlin's anti-semitic views influenced many during a difficult time in our history.
- Describes how president john f. kennedy's ambitious plan to put a man on the moon changed the course of humanity. he delivered his "we choose to go to the moon" speech in front of 30,000 people at the rice football stadium.
- Analyzes how jfk's speech was written to evoke interest in space by displaying it as a beckoning frontier, infinite cosmos ready to be explored and mastered.
- Explains that public figures have used many forms of persuasion to gain power or motivate people, such as father charles coughlin and president john f. kennedy.
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- Explains that the cold war was a political and social disagreement between nations. the landing of man on the moon from apollo 11, supreme court's decision and the disarray from its unraveling of roe versus wade and vietnam war all affected the united states history.
- Explains that space exploration was a hot topic between the u.s. and the soviet union, hence the term "space race".
- Analyzes how the united states' landing on the moon brought a sense of nationalism to society. apollo 11 enabled everyone to do better technologically, scholarly and socially.
- Analyzes how the supreme court case if roe v. wade tested how much control women had and society's view on an intimate conflict.
- Analyzes the impact of the roe v. wade decision on american society. abortion is a political issue, but also one of religious beliefs, moral good-doing, and biological modification.
- Analyzes how the u.s. pledged $15 million of military aid to france in their battle against vietnam in 1950, and the gulf of tonkin resolution in 1964.
- Analyzes how the vietnam war effected the united states economically, negatively. the us resigned from the war after more than a decade.
- Analyzes how apollo 11, roe v. wade, and the vietnam war helped shape america into the society it is today.
- Explains chaikin, andre. societal impact of spaceflight. by roger d. launius.
- Describes the works of thomas andrew, david m. kennedy, and lizabeth cohen. the american pgeant: a history of the republic.
- Describes the excerpts from kennedy's "urgent nation needs" speech.
- Describes the national abortion federation's roe v. wade history and impact.
1090 wordsRead More - Rhetorical Analysis: Dream Big Againanalytical essayAmerica 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.
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- Analyzes how neil degrasse tyson attempted to liberate nasa from the limits of low funding by giving a speech to the u.s. senate.
- Analyzes how tyson uses a quote by antoine st. exupery to make his first point. he believes that america stopped longing for the immensity of the universe.
- Explains that the u.s. led the world in every aspect of science and technology from the late 1950s to the early 1970s.
- Explains that tyson realizes space exploration might not be everyone’s top priority, but it is momentous that they acknowledge the importance of nasa and the power it can have on society.
- Opines that the apollo era was a time when humanity achieved many great things. the government didn't need to fund any programs to encourage people to be interested in science.
- Explains tyson's assertion that scientific and technological innovation is the engine of economic growth, a pattern that has been especially true since the industrial revolution.
- Analyzes how tyson explains that space exploration jobs went out of this country because of the "persistent stream of innovation that could not be outsourced."
- Opines that the u.s. is number one in mass incarceration, but that's about it. countries like india, china, and japan are constantly moving forward.
- Explains that tyson assures the senate that the only reason humans were able to step on the moon was because the u.s was at war with the soviet union.
- Opines that tyson wants to convince the senate that funding space exploration would give the u.s wealth.
- Explains tyson's belief that "epic space adventure" will "plant seeds of economic growth" and fuel the u.s. to the top once again.
- Analyzes tyson's claim that the 2008 bank bailout of $750 billion was more than all the money nasa has received in its history.
- Analyzes how tyson argues that nasa could be the key to solving many of the problems the u.s is facing but the government cuts their funding year after year which only pushes space exploration back and back down the priority line.
- Analyzes how tyson invokes emotion by appealing to the audience's great american pride. he uses logic and reasoning to sell nasa as the solution to most of the problems the u.s faces.
1656 wordsRead More - Why John F. Kennedy Did More for America than Lyndon B. Johnsonexplanatory essay"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...
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- Explains that john fitzgerald kennedy was the most important u.s. president of the 20th century. he launched the space race, facilitated the civil rights movement, and prevented the cold war to become a nuclear world war.
- Describes how the united space endured a long, competitive, tumultuous, and primed-to-explode relationship with the soviet union since its inception.
- Explains that the moon's hazards are hostile to mankind, and its opportunity for peaceful cooperation may never come again. rice chose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because it will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills.
- Opines that the speech launched the u.s. headlong into becoming the dominant stellar power. the most important topic was convincing the american people that we should and were going to the moon.
- Explains that the cuban missile crisis is the closest to nuclear war, and john f. kennedy was the one who executed it.
- Describes john fitzgerald kennedy as a visionary and the youngest president in history. he knew that war was bad and should be avoided.
- Describes the address at rice university on the nation's space effort from the national aeronautics and space administration.
- Explains the "cuban missile crisis." john f. kennedy presidential library & museum, n.d.
- Describes kennedy's inaugural address and space race on wikipedia, wikimedia foundation, and wikipedia.
- Cites address at rice university on the nation's space effort and john f. kennedy presidential library & museum.
- Describes kennedy's inaugural address and space race on wikipedia, wikimedia foundation, and wikipedia.
754 wordsRead More - History of the Apollo Programexplanatory essay"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. No single space project in this period will be more important in the long-range exploration of space; and none will be so difficult of expensive to accomplish."(John F. Kennedy - "Special Joint Session of Congress", May 25th, 1961)
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- Opines that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal of landing a man on the moon before this decade is out. no single space project will be more important in the long-range exploration of space.
- Describes how john f. kennedy launched one of the largest endeavors that america has ever embarked upon. the address to congress in may 1961 put america in a race against russia to see who could make it to the moon first.
- Explains that the mercury project launched 26 rockets and put the first american into space on february 20, 1962.
- Explains that john h. glenn, jr. was the first american into space and yuri gagarin's claim that the russians circled the earth in space but not in orbit.
- Describes how john glenn made history when he took off in the mercury-atlas 6 rocket, named friendship 7. the flight lasted for only 04 hours, 55 minutes, and 23 seconds.
- Describes the launch of the mercury-atlas 9 rocket, faith 7, which was meant to observe the effects of a full day in space.
- Explains that project mercury was followed by project gemini, which had definite goals. the goals were to subject man and equipment to space flight, rendezvous and dock with orbiting vehicles, and maneuver the docked combination by using the target vehicles propulsion system.
- Explains that the gemini project contained 24 flights, of which 2 were unmanned. the project achieved all objectives except one, they were never able to pre-select a landing point on land.
- Explains that the gemini project contained many elements that were necessary for the future moon landing, to come in the apollo program.
- Explains that the mercury and gemini projects are considered important. they provided the necessary information and technology that was needed for the apollo program.
- Describes some of the things tested during unmanned launches, including the saturn rocket's structural integrity, stage separations, propulsion, guidance and control, electrical systems, emergency detection systems and mission support.
- Describes how nasa faced the first casualties directly related to the space program when an electrical fire broke out in the pure-oxygenated atmosphere used in rockets at that time.
- Explains that the as-204 (apollo-saturn-204) mission was renamed apollo i, to honor the memory of the crew.
- Explains that apollo vii spent 11 days in space, making 163 orbits. it was the first time that a live telecast had been made from orbit.
- Explains that the mission was to obtain operational experience of the apollo command/service module (csm) and its systems, and to see how the crew would operate in cislunar and lunar orbit.
- Explains that the apollo viii was not provided with a moon-landing module, so an equivalent mass was attached to the spacecraft.
- Explains that apollo ix was the first major test of the lunar module (lm) named the "spider", perhaps because of its peculiar shape.
- Describes how "spider" undocked from "gumdrop" and ran tests on the systems that would be needed for a lunar landing.
- Explains that apollo x was the first complete apollo spacecraft to go to the moon.
- Describes how tomas stafford and eugene cernan entered "snoopy" and left john young to skim the surface of the moon at an altitude of 5.5 miles.
- Describes how the csm and the lm preformed as expected except for some abnormalities in the automatic abort guidance system. after 31 lunar orbits, the crew set a return course for home.
- Describes how saturn v rocket lit the sky as it sped a crew of three american astronauts on one of the most momentous endeavors that mankind has ever embarked upon.
- Narrates how neil armstrong and edwin (buzz) aldrin jr. landed on the moon 30 minutes after leaving the command/service module (csm). armstrong radioed mission control that they were ready for the eva.
- Opines that armstrong was the first human to walk on the lunar surface by luck of the draw.
- Reports that neil armstrong went down the 10-foot ladder attached to the leg of the lm and reported that the footpads were only depressed in the surface about one or two inches.
- Explains that static became the first man to set foot on the moon, saying "that’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."
- Narrates how armstrong radioed that the surface of his boots was fine and powdery, and that it adhered in fine layers like charcoal to the sole and sides.
- Analyzes how buzz aldrin joined armstrong on the surface 15 minutes later simply stating "beautiful, beautiful" armstrong responds "ain't that somethin’. magnificent site out here."
- Explains that armstrong and the apollo xi crew collected rock samples and commented on the lunar surface. they placed a stainless steel plaque on armstrong's leg of the lunar module.
- Narrates how armstrong and aldrin responded to nixon's speech by setting up a small american flag and saluting the camera and the world.
- Describes how collins collected rock samples and core samples, experimented with movement on the moon with its 1/6th gravity, and conducted several experiments.
- Explains that mission control awakened aldrin and armstrong shortly after collins. after answering various questions about the lunar surface, they left the surface of the moon.
- Describes how the "eagle" re-docked with "columbia" and jettisoned the landing craft. the crew came home to hero's welcome and the pride of a nation.
- Explains that the nixon administration clamed that it was the politics of space that had opened the public purse and not an overwhelming interest in the space program itself. the white house announced that lunar exploration would not continue beyond apollo xx.
- Explains that nasa cut back its employees and reduced the number of launches a year. this allowed engineers and scientists more time to study and evaluate the data that had been collected in previous launches.
- Explains that the apollo xii mission was the first time that nasa was able to conduct serious scientific experiments. they collected rock samples from a large area.
- Explains that the command/service module was the "yankee clipper" and the lunar module, "intrepid". because it was not the first lunar landing, it did not gain the coverage that earlier missions had obtained.
- Describes how charles (pete) conrad and alan bean went out for their first eva. the jump from the bottom rung of the lm was more challenging than apollo xi astronauts had.
- Explains that the primary camera for the apollo xii mission was ruined by an accident during the start of the mission.
- Describes how conrad was determined to get all of the objectives finished, including retrieving various parts from the surveyor iii spacecraft to return home with.
- Explains that after studying the rocks that were brought back from earlier missions, it was discovered that a few of them were different from the large majority of the collected rocks.
- Describes apollo xiii as one of the most ambitious moon landings planned with a much rougher location than the other modules had landed.
- Opines that apollo xiii is the perfect case for anyone that fears the number 13 because the mission to land in the fra mauro highlands was aborted.
- Explains that the explosion had taken out two of the oxygen tanks and most of a third tank. these tanks were needed to provide oxygen for the fuel cells that gave the command module power.
- Explains that most of the power that the lm had was needed for the burn maneuvers needed to get the crew home alive.
- Explains that the crew cut back to a small glass of water per day to keep the essential systems cool. the lm had only two lithium hydroxide canisters that were used to draw carbon dioxide out of the air.
- Explains that apollo xiii had to make two burns with the lm. one was to slow them down so that they would sling shot around the moon onto a return path to earth.
- Analyzes how the apollo xiii crew conserved power and water, so much water that lovell lost 14 pounds and haise and swigert lost another 17 pounds.
- Explains that the accident was caused by mistakes that happened several years earlier. some of the systems in the module had not been converted to a higher power rating when they should have been.
- Opines that the apollo xiii mission did not have good effects politically. the funding for two more apollo missions was dropped so there would only be 18 apollo flights.
- Explains that with apollo xiii's failure to reach the moon, the nasa decided to do the mission that lovell’s crew had been selected for. apollo approached one of the most difficult landings that had ever done.
- Describes how alan shepard and mitchell reconfigured "antares" for takeoff. they set up experiments and cameras and went to sleep.
- Describes how the astronauts contacted mission control a half hour before their official wake up call to get going for the next days activities.
- Narrates how al shepard got a golf club and several golf balls before he left. he had to hit one-handed and it took him two tries before finally connecting with the ball.
- Explains that apollo xiv spent 33.5 hours on the surface of the moon with 2 evas that totaled 9 hours, 25 minutes. they collected 94 pounds of rocks and successfully implemented a new handcart to simplify the gathering process.
- Explains that the apollo xv mission had a new flavor to it. nasa had slightly redesigned the lunar module (lm) so that more weight could be transported to the moon.
- Explains that apollo xv was the first mission that was supplied with the lunar roving vehicle (lrv).
- Explains that scott and worden had extensive geological traning, which helped them obtain some of the best samples from the moon. apollo xv showed that the lrv improved efficiency and longer duration lunar landings were possible with the new removable suites.
- Describes how scott and worden stayed on the moon for 66.0 hours accumulating 18 hours, 30 minues of eva time during their three separate moon walks. they also collected the largest collection of moon rocks up to that date.
- Explains that apollo xv was the most ambitious flight that nasa had done up to that point. after the separation of "orion" from the lunar module "casper", the command/service module (csm) experienced a malfunction.
- Describes how john young and charles duke decided it would be wiser to get some sleep and go out for their eva. they became the first apollo crew that actually got real sleep on the moon.
- Explains that apollo xvi was unable to find evidence of volcanic activity on the moon. they were able to get a more complete test of the lrv and show its weaknesses and strengths.
- Explains that the mission's total time on the surface of the moon was 71 hours with a total of three evas of 20 hours, 14 minutes.
- Explains that apollo xvii was a very ambitious mission with many experiments on board that had not been done on any other mission.
- Explains that apollo xvii's crew finally found evidence of lunar volcanic activity. during their second eva, they came across a plain of orange soil.
- Explains that the final apollo mission had a total of 3 evas that lasted 22 hours, 04 minutes. harrison h. schmitt was the first scientist astronaut to land on the surface of the moon.
- Opines that if the apollo program had continued to receive funding as it had in the early 70’s we would have a base on the moon.
5281 wordsRead More - NASA Apollo 11: Neil Armstrongexplanatory essay"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," said by Neil Armstrong as he took his first steps on the moon during the NASA Apollo 11 expedition to the moon. No man has ever been to the moon before and NASA, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, was the first to get someone to land on the moon. NASA has had many great accomplishments in exploring the "new frontier" that have affected the United States ever since it was first created in July 1958. The idea for NASA first started when the Soviet Union launched the first satellite on October 4, 1957. United States started up its own space travel program and started to work on its own projects that would be better in than the Soviet Union's. This all started the great space race. It was a big race between the Soviet Union and the United States to see who could learn and discover the most. The United States and Soviet Union started building and sending satellites and space ships. Then they tried to see who could make a suit and ship that would be able to allow a living thing to go up in space. They tested out all of the equipment with monkeys and dogs, seeing what would work. Many animals did die in the process but by the results of their testing they were able to build suits and ships that allow human beings to go up in space. Even though they were able to create these machines, that doesn't mean that they didn't have their difficulties and dangers. Two space shuttles were crashed or blown up. There were many key factors that they had learned to fix that resulted in the crashing of those ships. They have made many discoveries and accomplishments like having the first astronauts walk on the moon.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that nasa was the first to get someone to land on the moon. the idea for nasa started when the soviet union launched its first satellite on october 4, 1957.
- Explains that the americans were able to remake their own v-2s with the help of some rockets and some scientists from german after world war ii. they sent it into space to conduct an experiment on cosmic radiation.
- Explains that the explorer 1 was launched in january 1958 from cape canaveral and was america's first satellite. it was sent up into space with a jupiter-c vehicle under the management of dr.
- Explains that the mercury-redstone 3 was the next biggest achievement by nasa. it was launched may 5, 1961 and was a 15 minute flight.
- Explains that the apollo missions were just what the president ordered. they were the first of many devastating disasters that america will see in the space program.
- Explains that nasa did an extensive investigation to reveal the cause of the fire. after that incident, nasa worked harder on providing safety to the astronauts.
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