When 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.
Neil Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio and was always 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. He was immediately fascinated by them. At the age of 6, he jumped at the chance to ride in an airplane. Together with his father, he boarded the Tin Goose, a small aircraft that could seat about a dozen people. They strapped into flimsy seats and got ready for the ride. Though his father was disturbed by the sensation of being above the ground and the bumpiness and noise of the ride, young Neil Armstrong was enchanted.
Until he was 11 years old, Neil Armstrong worked a number of different jobs in order to pay for 10 cent airplane models and flying magazines. Later, he used this income in order to pay for flying lessons from Aubrey Knudegard. Soon, he could pilot an airplane fairly well, and got his student pilot's license at the age of 16, before he even got his drivers license! Since he could now fly an airplane, he was called to serve in the Vietnam war as an Air Force pilot.
When he returned, he joined NACA, which would later become NASA, and started training for the Apollo moon mission. It took many years of preparation, and then four years of intensive training. He almost died 4 times during this period, but surprisingly he did not even care!(or, he did not want anything, even close calls with de...
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...ans believe that all of the moon landings were faked, and 28% of surveyed Russians believe it too. That isn’t a small amount.
As you can see, there were many different opinions and viewpoints on Neil Armstrong and the moon landing, but it will always be an important historical event, whether remembered as the first time a man walked on the moon, or as a great attempt to fool the world. Some people applauded and appreciated the astronauts, but some believed, and still believe, that the entire thing was a hoax. What do you think is the truth?
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“On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first men to walk on the moon. Just little kids at the time, my brother and I watched history in the making.
...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.
The following four texts apart of the Culminating Activity were all related to the Apollo 11 mission in 1969, which had first put a man on the moon. The first article was from the Times of London, and served to describe the events of the moon landing from the astronaut's point of view. The article used anecdotal evidence to describe Aldrin and Armstrong's experience in order to inform the audience of what had occurred, as well as the reactions in several different countries.. The speaker is a from a reputable news source, The Times, and is informing the European audience - as this event was apart of America’s space program, NASA - of the landing as a great success. Although
No 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.
Neil Alden Armstrong was an astronaut and the first man ever to walk on the Moon.
Who was one of the most inspirational men of all time? Who was the first man to land on the moon? Who was the astronaut that will never be forgotten? That man’s name is Neil Armstrong.
... didn’t know before. Such as how he got sent to the moon and what life he lived before and after the Apollo 11 mission. What I know for sure now is that his legacy will live on and Neil Armstrong will never be forgotten.
“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” was stated by Neil Armstrong once a national goal was accomplished. Landing successfully on the moon was a major goal for astronauts of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin were honored to be the very first of mankind to step foot on the moon, and allowed America to set future goals for outer-space journeys. With the assigned Apollo mission, America was granted much needed hope. Astronauts of NASA in the Apollo Program accomplished John F. Kennedy’s goal of placing the first man on the moon safely for the United States.
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Those words, spoken by Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon, have passed into history. Their emotional delivery, their meaning, and the historically monumental event they commemorate make them some of the most famous words ever spoken. Anyone who was old enough to remember the time can probably remember exactly where he or she was and what he or she was doing when man first walked on the moon. Along with the inscription on the plaque placed at the point of the landing ("we came in peace for all mankind"), Armstrong's words are often enough to bring tears to the eyes of nearly every American and indeed much of the world. As great an accomplishment as man's landing on the moon is, however, there are other momentous events that often seem forgotten in the glare of celebrity afforded to the space program's manned missions.
The inconsistencies of the moon landing led many to believe that this historical event had never happened. As a result of all this evidence being debugged, Evidence shows that this event indeed happened. Even with the errors made in the obtaining in the photos and evidence. NASA still proves that they went to the moon with logical answers as well as many pieces of evidence and supporting detail. Without the clarification of the actual happenings of the moon landing, there would no longer be a truthful and concise timeline of what really happened.
The 1969 moon landing is the most controversial landing in history.First, people look at any old picture and call it fake,but there is a few partially restored picture that you can look for very easily. Secondly,there is a partially restored video of the astronauts descending the ladder. lastly, there have been photos of the moon landing spots with a satellite.In conclusion,I believe that the moon landing was not faked because there is so much evidence to pass around.
“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.
Neil Armstrong was the first person to ever land on the moon. Born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, he graduated from college in 1955 and joined the NASA team. In 1962, he became the first civilian to enter into an astronaut training program. In 1969, Armstrong headed the Apollo 11 mission, becoing the first human being to set foot on the moon. Other astronauts the accompanied Armstrong on this mission were Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins. In 1971, Armstrong became a professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Cincinnati.