NASA Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong
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"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.
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...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.
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 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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- Describes how the spacecraft was pulled into the moon's gravitational field and there was no turning back from there. anders confessed that the long ride out to the moon was a drag.
- Narrates how the astronauts performed housekeeping chores and preparations for the most important public relations aspect of the mission, the broadcast on christmas eve.
- Recounts how apollo 8 was preparing itself for the t.l.i, the translunar injection, when the saturn 5 rocket was propelled into the orbit. marilyn lovell was especially overjoyed that her husband's voice was the first ever head from lunar orbit
- Describes how apollo 8 traveled around the dark side of the moon in preparation for a burning of sps, the service propulsion system, which would slow the craft. anders took the most memorable picture from space at that moment.
- Analyzes how borman suggested that each man discuss the importance of the mission for him. the broadcast engulfed the world. many were thrilled at the decision to quote the bible.
- Describes how apollo 8 remained in orbit for several hours before firing the sps to build up the necessary seed to push the craft toward earth.
- Explains that when the astronauts were onboard the yorktown, they received a recorded telephone call from the president.
- Opines that you have made us feel akin to those europeans nearly five centuries ago who heard stories of the new world for the first time.
- Opines that if i could have exchanged thought with you, i would have asked you whether you felt better coming down or going up, and to have you tell me some of your experiences because you have seen what man has really never seen before.
- Recalls how they saw sputnik racing through the skies and realized that america had a big job ahead of it.
- Opines that it gave them so much pleasure to know that you men have done a large part of that.
- Describes the reasons why they rejoice that you are well, and send congratulations, from all of their fellow countrymen and peaceful people.
- Explains that the soviet space program in 1968 was deficient in some areas. their hero and primary cosmonaut, vladimir karamov, was killed when his soyuz i craft failed to deploy its parachute after reentering the earth's atmosphere.
- Explains that the soviets were planning to try again for lunar orbit. zond 4 attempted a simulated circumlunar flight, but after another guidance system malfunction, it was placed in an elliptical orbit around the earth.
- Explains that an unmanned rocket was aborted after a short circuit in the automatic control system. the short caused the rocket to spin out of control and was destroyed.
- Explains that russia had deployed zond 5, another unmanned craft, which was launched into lunar orbit. once in orbit, the craft simulated a human voice to test voice communications from the moon.
- Analyzes how soviet scientist dr. leonid sedov was asked whether his country was planning a trip to the moon during the apollo 7 mission.
- Describes how russian space agency officials sent their final unmanned mission, zond 6, into a trajectory for the moon when part of the entry hatch depressurized, killing all the biological experiments on board.
- Narrates how the ussr announced that the previous three zond missions were precursors of a crewed lunar mission. the six surviving soviet cosmonauts wrote to the politburo asking for an immediate authorization.
- Explains that apollo 11 landed on the moon on july 20, 1969 with crewman neil armstrong and buzz aldrin becoming the first men to walk on it. jim lovell was scheduled to be participating in this mission, serving as the command module pilot.
- Explains that kennedy's deadline had been met despite all of the problems that faced the apollo program. the shakeup and investigation lasted more than twenty months before a manned mission was flown.
- Explains that wally schirra retired from the corps shortly after apollo 7 and major donn eisele never flew in space again, mainly because of his retirement and his behavior on apollo 7.
- Explains that cunningham's future was in limbo. slayton had not assigned him anywhere after the apollo 7 flight. he was transferred to work with the orbital laboratory mission.
- Explains that frank borman, like wally schirra, decided that apollo 8 would be his last mission in space. he bypassed the chance to be the commander of an apollo lunar mission.
- Explains that jim lovell's space career was not over. he and his crew were bumped up to the prime crew of the 3rd lunar mission after an illness hit apollo 13 commander alan shepard.
- Narrates how bill anders, like lovell, wanted to go back to the moon, but realized that his only future with nasa would be on the backup crew.
- Narrates how deke slayton played an integral part in both missions. after not being able to fly a mission because of the irregular heart beat, he was chosen to participate in the apollo-soyuz project.
- Explains that the apollo mission succeeded and the united states sent men to the moon by the end of the decade. the astronauts made the missions what they were, despite overwhelming odds.
- Cites a history of manned lunar spacecraft. washington dc: scientific and technical information branch.
- Explains the national aeronautics and space administration's office of management, scientific and technical information division, 1989.
- Explains mcdougall, walter a., the heavens and the earth: a political history of the space.
7410 wordsRead More - What Is Space Exploration Essayexplanatory essayIn 1958, to compete, NASA was established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. It was originally called the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) which studied flight for over 40 years. NASA's vision is to reach for new heights and reveal the unknown so that what we do and learn will benefit all humankind (NASA.gov). They created Project Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and the Shuttle Program. NASA is responsible for science and technology that is related to air and space. In 1961 though, the Soviet Union had won in the space race to get a man into outer space. John F. Kennedy, the president since 1960, announced that in that decade, America's goal was to be the first to land a man on the moon. And so that is what we strived to do.
In this essay, the author
- Explains how the cold war created the space race, which created many programs that the national aeronautics and space administration took part in.
- Explains nasa's vision to reach for new heights and reveal the unknown so that what we do and learn will benefit all humankind.
- Explains that nasa created project mercury in may of 1958. it's goal was to get one man into space in the orbital path and have him come back safely.
- Explains how the cold war created the space race, which created many programs that the national aeronautics and space administration took part in.
- Explains nasa's vision to reach for new heights and reveal the unknown so that what we do and learn will benefit all humankind.
- Explains that nasa created project mercury in may of 1958. it's goal was to get one man into space in the orbital path and have him come back safely.
- Explains that the first two flights had an astronaut on board, while the other four flights used atlas rockets and were manned. nasa chose seven astronauts when they were only six months old.
- Explains that project gemini was a successful project to get two people into space. the project lasted from 1962-1966.
- Explains that the apollo program started in 1963 and the first flights began in 1968.
- Explains that the shuttle program was created when apollo was at its peak. the goal was to have a re-usable and efficient way for astronauts to fly back and forth.
- Explains nasa's unmanned space exploration program, where probes, satellites and other spacecraft are sent into space without a person on board.
- Opines that america has had many achievements since the space race. nasa has played a major role as well. outer space is vast and unknown.
1039 wordsRead More - Apollo 11: Moon's Return To The Moonexplanatory essayApollo 11 was launched on 16 July 1969. The mission's objective was to perform a manned lunar landing and safe return. This was achieved. Apollo 11's lunar module Eagle touched down on the Sea of Tranquillity on 20 July 1969. Commander Neil Armstrong stepped onto the Moon 4 hours later on 21 July. His words as he did this are recorded as 'That's one small step for a man; one giant leap for mankind', although the 'a' cannot be made out. After spending just over 2 hours on the surface setting up experiments and collecting samples, the astronauts returned to Eagle and lifted off from the Moon to rendezvous with Columbia. The command module returned to Earth and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on 24 July, to be recovered by the USS
In this essay, the author
- Explains that apollo 11's mission was to perform a manned lunar landing and safe return. commander neil armstrong stepped onto the moon 4 hours later.
- Explains that apollo 11's mission was to perform a manned lunar landing and safe return. commander neil armstrong stepped onto the moon 4 hours later.
134 wordsRead More - Apollo 11explanatory essayFrom countdown to splashdown, Apollo 11's mission was filled with some surprising twists and turns. It took a combination of luck, determination and guts for the crew of Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, and Neil Armstrong to get the Eagle to the surface of the moon with only 30 seconds of fuel remaining! Experience the moments leading up to the lunar landing with me.
In this essay, the author
- Describes how apollo 11's mission was filled with unexpected twists and turns. it took a combination of luck, determination and guts for the crew of michael collins, buzz aldrin, and neil armstrong.
- Describes how apollo 11's mission was filled with unexpected twists and turns. it took a combination of luck, determination and guts for the crew of michael collins, buzz aldrin, and neil armstrong.
- Describes how apollo 11's mission was filled with unexpected twists and turns. it took a combination of luck, determination and guts for the crew of michael collins, buzz aldrin, and neil armstrong.
- Describes how apollo 11's mission was filled with unexpected twists and turns. it took a combination of luck, determination and guts for the crew of michael collins, buzz aldrin, and neil armstrong.
- Describes how apollo 11's mission was filled with unexpected twists and turns. it took a combination of luck, determination and guts for the crew of michael collins, buzz aldrin, and neil armstrong.
- Describes how apollo 11's mission was filled with unexpected twists and turns. it took a combination of luck, determination and guts for the crew of michael collins, buzz aldrin, and neil armstrong.
- Cites chaikin, andrew, lyndon, johnson b., nasa facts: apollo 11.
3701 wordsRead More - Neil Armstrong Research Paperexplanatory essayNeil Armstrong was a man of intelligence and liveliness, an explorer and adventurer, an officer in the Navy and the commander of the history making Apollo 11 moon landing. Armstrong undertook many unusual jobs leading up to these moments, He had to attend college for many years and fly a vast amount of aircrafts in the Korean War. He even became the first man to walk on the moon's surface.
In this essay, the author
- Describes neil armstrong as a man of intelligence and liveliness. he was an explorer and adventurer, an officer in the navy and the commander of the apollo 11 moon landing.
- Narrates how armstrong, born in ohio, was involved in many different jobs as a kid, including mowing cemeteries, flying, and washed the windows. on his 16th birthday, he got his flying license.
- Explains that neil armstrong enlisted in the korean war in 1949 for the navy. he flew over 78 combat missions, earning 3 medals, including the korea service medal and the engagement star.
- Describes neil armstrong as a man of intelligence and liveliness. he was an explorer and adventurer, an officer in the navy and the commander of the apollo 11 moon landing.
- Narrates how armstrong, born in ohio, was involved in many different jobs as a kid, including mowing cemeteries, flying, and washed the windows. on his 16th birthday, he got his flying license.
- Explains that neil armstrong enlisted in the korean war in 1949 for the navy. he flew over 78 combat missions, earning 3 medals, including the korea service medal and the engagement star.
- Opines that armstrong was the commander of the apollo 11 moon landing mission to be the first man to walk on the moon.
- Explains that neil armstrong was an explorer, adventurer, man of intelligence and activeness and made the greatest history our world had seen in a long time.
512 wordsRead More - Neil Armstrong Research Papernarrative essayOne big leap for mankind.The first human being to step foot on the moon was on june 20th 1969..A very brave man named neil armstrong went to the moon and back.N.A.S.A was curious to see if human life could be on the moon and it was very possible.
In this essay, the author
- Describes how neil armstrong went to the moon and back in 1969. he was interested in aircrafts and was demanded to be in the korean war in 1949.
- Narrates how neil armstrong did cool things when he got to the moon. he put the american flag down and collected moon rocks and putting them in bags.
- Narrates how the apollo 11 crew rode 240,000 miles back to earth and landed in pacific ocean at 2:38pm. they were put into quartine because they were not sure if there were disiases at the moon
- Describes how neil armstrong went to the moon and back in 1969. he was interested in aircrafts and was demanded to be in the korean war in 1949.
- Narrates how neil armstrong did cool things when he got to the moon. he put the american flag down and collected moon rocks and putting them in bags.
- Narrates how the apollo 11 crew rode 240,000 miles back to earth and landed in pacific ocean at 2:38pm. they were put into quartine because they were not sure if there were disiases at the moon
- Opines that nama had figured that humans could survive on the moon. he died on august 25 2012.neil armstrong earned the medal of presidential freedom.
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