Neil Armstrong's Journey To Space: Tintin To The Moon
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Space, a mysterious place, the moon, a curious place that mankind wonders about day by day. In the 1960’s and early 1970’s the United States sent a team of three to the moon for the very first time. The crew consisted was: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Out of the three, Neil Armstrong was the first to step foot on the moon (Journal of American History 609). The name of the mission to the moon was called “Apollo 11” this mission took place on July 1969 (Beall, Jeffrey 122). Space is an unexplored place, there are still people trying to discover more than they already know. Curtin people were doubting the mission, some people b the U.S. flag looked like it was flapping in the wind, but the moon does not have an atmosphere (Mashing Moon Myths 505).
Fifteen years before Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the moon, one of Belgium’s most successful bande dessine´e which is a specific type of artist named, Herge, sent his “hero” named Tintin to the moon in his book called Destination Moon (Beauvais,PClementine 252). In the human mind the moon can be interpreted as many different things. For example, some may think the moon is a god, Heaven, Hell, or sometimes even as a whole other Earth (Springer 252). When Herge was born at the beginning of the twenty century a piece of literature called From the Earth to the Moon written by Jules Verne’s was possible where the ideas of the moon stem from (Goddin 100). NASA is planning on sending humans back to the moon in a mission called “solid beginnings” in the future. For the past three decades the moon hasn’t been the main focus with all of the other planets such as: Venus and Mars (Lawer 612).Some people believe that the core of the moons material raised up and went to the sur...
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...fter the new moon, the sunlit portion increases, but less than a half, so it is waxing crescent (Hisle Parker 49). After the first quarter the sunlit portion increases, but is larger than a half so therefor it is waxing gibbous. After the full moon light decreases more, the waxing gibbous becomes a waning gibbous (Murrary 161). Following the third quarter is the waning crescent, which stays until the light is completely gone then it becomes a new moon (Lawler 2018).
In conclusion we have now learned all the phases of the moon, just as an astronomer would have done! The moon is not always in the same place in the sky each day/night. Sometimes we see the moon in the daytime. Sometimes we see the moon at night, and on special occasions we may not see the moon at all. This all depends on the pattern of changes observed, and the illuminated portion of the visible moon.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the united states sent a team of three to the moon for the very first time in the 1960s and early 1970s.
- Explains that herge's "hero" tintin was sent to the moon in his book destination moon.
- Explains that the moon pulls the ocean causing waves and tides. the ocean affects all of our lives.
- Explains how a meteorite collided with the moon in 1981 and sent pieces of it out into space. the lunar surface is rich in aluminum and poor in iron and magnesium.
- Explains that lunar eclipses are an eclipse of the moon rather than the sun, and a solar eclipse is the moon's cast shadow moving across the earth.
- Explains that when two planets intersect at two points these points are called nodes. an eclipse of the sun can only occur at the new moon when the moon passes through the earth and the sun.
- Explains the moon cycle in the order of new, full, first, third, and the phases in between.
- Explains that after the new moon, the sunlit portion increases, but less than a half, so it is waxing crescent. after the full moon light decreases more, it becomes waning gibbous.
- Concludes that we have learned all the phases of the moon, just as an astronomer would have done.
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- 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 - The 1960sanalytical essay"The 1969 Moon Landing: First Humans to Walk on Another World." Science and Its Times. Ed.
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- Explains that the 1960s was driven by fulfillment, which was crucial in america's history and looked back even today.
- Describes how the small town of woodstock, forty miles north of nyc, was rocked by hundreds of thousands of rock fans and hippies and fulfilled a lifelong dream.
- Explains that the music was one of the main attractions to fulfill this historic event. jimi hendrix and janis joplin were the best performances. other notable known bands included the who and creedence clearwater revival.
- Opines that woodstock was proof of the culture of 1960shippie era, sexual freedom, ppolitics, and social confidence in america.
- Explains that the apollo 11 moon landing ended the competition between america and soviet space programs.
- Explains that only 12 people have ever set foot on the moon; neil armstrong was the first in 1969; eugene cernan the last during the 1972 apollo 17 mission.
- Analyzes how nasa promoted the apollo 11 landing as the climax of a decade of hard work and the fulfillment of president kennedy's 1961 challenge.
- Explains that the civil rights movement was the most important event taking place in america during the 1960s.
- Explains that birmingham, alabama was one of the most segregated cities in americas, with more than fifty unsolved bombings. the protests were among the largest ever attempted by the civil rights movement.
- Analyzes how martin luther king jr.'s "i have a dream" speech was televised throughout the country and given support by president kennedy and the press.
- Concludes that "the decade of fulfillment" is an appropriate title for the 1960s because of the woodstock music festival, apollo 11 moon landing, and civil rights movements.
- Analyzes how martin luther king jr. delivered the "i have a dream" speech on august 28, 1963.
- Opines that the 1969 moon landing was the first humans to walk on another world.
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- Opines that the continuation of astronautical research and humanity's venture into space is essential to promote exploration, innovation, and inspiration for the future.
- Explains that the human race has always been one to explore. since leaving africa 60,000 years ago, it has expanded to occupy the farthest reaches of the earth
- Explains that the space plane and module approaches are intended for future use for entry into space. the x-37 advanced flight demonstrator is used to test technology in space environment, examine orbit, reentry, and landing logistics and lead the way for nasa’s orbital space plane.
- Describes the orion mpcv as the latest approach to exploration beyond low earth orbit, as well as long-term testing and astronautic advancements.
- Explains that the benefits of space exploration have dawned since the beginning of the space race in 1957, and in 2011 representatives from around the world reaffirmed the importance of continuing the research by scientists and engineers to further promote the unified space programs.
- Describes opportunities to deliver benefits to humanity on earth while paving the way for future space exploration activities.
- Explains that a visible space program is fundamental in encouraging young people to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. advancements in research promote the growth and development of the astronautics community.
- Explains that space exploration has remained a fundamental idea of humanity since the beginning of time. it is our duty to reach for the stars and change the human perception of the final frontier.
883 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.
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- Explains that the cold war was a period of tension between the u.s. and russia, with both sides harboring feelings of suspicion and even disgust for the other.
- Explains that the landing on the moon on july 20, 1969, was the most important event of the space race, which would forever alter how american's thought of themselves and other countries.
- Explains that even neil armstrong realized the magnitude of what was accomplished by putting an american on the moon.
- Explains that the space race gave americans a newfound perspective of themselves and others around the world. they portrayed an extreme respect and wonder in science since the cold war.
- Explains that the bbc's "space race" series portrayed the wonder of space and the dramatic story of the space race.
- Explains that even education in america was affected by the space race, as countless american history textbooks were printed to include the milestone in history. the american pageant is read by high school students across america.
- Analyzes how kennedy promoted a multibillion-dollar project to land an american on the moon. when skeptics objected that the money could be better spent, he answered them in rice university speech.
- Opines that the space race is something that will never be forgotten in american history.
- Explains that the space race had a dramatic effect on america and its values, and this effect is still evident today. the cold war and rivalry between russia and america led to america's breakthrough success with its landing on the moon.
- Cites abc news' coverage of apollo 11 moon landing.
1034 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.
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- 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.
1345 wordsRead More - Race to the Moonanalytical essayThe space race was a battle for technological superiority between the United States and the Soviet Union during the cold war. Each wanted to showcase the strengths of their political and economic systems. Its effects were far reaching; most notably the space race acted as a relief valve to the military tensions during this era of potential nuclear warfare, it eventually expanded collaboration on issues of mutual interest and provided opportunities to work together although deep mistrust and disdain that exists to this day with Russia and some of the remnants of the USSR.
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- Explains that the space race was a battle for technological superiority between the united states and the soviet union during the cold war.
- Explains that the cold war was a result of fundamental differences of the political ideologies of capitalism and communism and manifested itself in many ways.
- Explains that the cold war began in 1947 with the soviet creation of the cominform and the ensuing truman policy of containment.
- Traces the origins of the space race back to the russian scientist who created and launched the first rocket. nazis pushed the technology forward in world war two with missile development for the war and the dreaded v-2 rockets which rained down on britain.
- Explains that the space race began with stalin's decision to build icbms to counter the threat of the americans.
- Describes how the soviets successfully launched sputnik into orbit in 1957. the americans responded with a test launch of project vanguard 6 booster, which resulted in an embarrassing failure.
- Explains that the soviets made clear their intention to launch a man into space with their launch of sputnik ii on november 3, 1957. the national aeronautics and space act was the birth of nasa on july 29, 1958.
- Explains that nasa was nervous but continued on while making their case to the new president, their saving grace was the popularity with the american public.
- Analyzes how nasa launched alan shepard on freedom 7 into space on may 5, 1961. the successful flight gave president kennedy the public justification he needed to endorse a mission to the moon.
- Explains that the u.s. flew six mercury missions and duplicated the soviet feat of an orbital flight when john glen successfully piloted friendship 7 three times around the earth.
- Analyzes how the russian space program became more gimmicky and illusion-like. the soviets launched three men into orbit in vokshod 1 and stuffed three cosmonauts with no space suits into it, which most considered dangerous.
- Explains that the gemini missions began in 1961 and were developed as an intermediate step between the mercury and apollo moon missions to develop and test the skills and technology that a lunar mission would require.
- Explains that the apollo missions began with a tragedy and the death of three astronauts on january 27, 1967. the fire rattled the nerves and shook the confidence of the american public.
- Explains that the first soviet manned mission to reach and orbit the moon was scheduled for december 8, 1968.
- Explains that apollo 11 launched and traveled to the moon in 1969 and neil armstrong successfully landed the lunar module. kennedy laid out his famous speech and the whole world watched in awe.
- Explains that apollo 17 was the last mission to the moon in 1972 and the u.s. remains its lone human visitor. the space race never regained the tempo or funding it enjoyed in the sixties.
- Describes the works of boris e. chertok and gerard j. degroot.
1653 wordsRead More - The 1960's brought cultural transformation through outbreaks of violence and contention. The "Love and Peace" slogan led to a bloody fear of "War and Hate." It was an era of protest and revolt. The decade began with the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., escalated with the viciousness of Vietnam, and ended with the suspicion of Watergate. And somewhere in the terror of freedom, we saw two Americans walk on the moon. It was while staring at that crystalline sphere hovering above us that we pondered the scope of our opportunity. On that warm summer night it was a miracle of technology, a step into a new world, a celebrated triumph. We engaged in a political race to the moon against the Communists with a democratic pride that launched us to a new age of scientific exploration. They were footsteps that would be talked about for centuries bringing information that would influence us for decades.
In this essay, the author
- Describes how the 1960's brought cultural transformation through outbreaks of violence and contention. the decade began with the assassinations of john f. kennedy and martin luther king jr., escalated with vietnam, and ended with suspicion of watergate.
- Opines that the united states was a recognized "superpower," the technological king of advancement. however, in 1957, america's pride pierced when russia successfully launched "sputnik."
- Explains that project apollo was the nation's most challenging task ever undertaken with the exception of war.
- Explains that the ussr remained ahead in the "space race." the twin vostoks were so precisely targeted that they came within an astounding three miles of each other.
- Analyzes how the media exposed the space race to national attention. the russians were falling behind; they didn't have economic resources to play the game.
- Describes the eight-day apollo 11 mission, which would be man's most significant achievement.
- Describes how gene kranz and his team of flight controllers sat at their consoles listening intently to their lightweight earphones, anticipating each signal.
- Describes how astronaut mike collins woke up early and checked the course of the columbia spaceship. he pondered the idea of spending twenty-two hours alone while armstrong and aldrin took the lunar landing module eagle to the moon.
- Describes how armstrong and aldrin stood side by side anchored in harnesses to the walls inside the eagle 50,000 feet above the surface of the moon.
- Describes how the eagle raced closer to the moon's surface. aldrin could see the giant crater, larger than a football field, surrounded by rocky boulders.
- Narrates how neil armstrong's words brought cheers of relief and applause of excitement. the report was given to president nixon.
- Describes how armstrong and aldrin began the task of "suiting up" for walking on the moon. armstrong opened the hatch and began climbing down the ladder.
- Describes how an american walked on the moon. it was an achievement only imagined in the past, a mission which involved the whole nation.
- Describes the moon as a grayish desert, speckled with rocks and craters, utter darkness followed by shear light. the astronauts felt stronger, they could lift more, jump higher, and move easier than on earth.
- Opines that the beginning of the space age united americans in a cause, that of fulfilling kennedy's words to be the first nation to walk on the moon
- Describes the debatable questions involved in the wonder of space, such as who owns it, who cleans up pollution to protect the ecosystem, and who is responsible for damage to solar bodies.
- Explains that the apollo program stands as evidence that man's strong desire combined with the pride of a nation can result in achievements and vast possibility.
- Cites andrew chaikin, tim folger, sarah richardson, and carl zimmer. "remembering apollo." discover july 1994: 38-58.
2465 wordsRead More - Human Mass: Timeline Analysisexplanatory essayHumanity’s interest in space is rekindled and they start sending new exploration missions to the moon.
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- Explains that the star that created their system appeared earlier in the history of the galaxy than it should have and humans appeared faster.
- Explains that mankind's interest in space is rekindled and they start sending new exploration missions to the moon.
- Explains that the first human permanent settlement is established on the luna (sol iii-b).
- Explains cryogenic hibernation is developed and perfected to help the exploration of the solar system reducing the amount of resources a long term mission would require.
- Explains that computing power allows the creation of artificial intelligence. the programming necessary to properly create one unit make the process expensive and greatly limits the use to several scientific ai.
- Explains that human prospectors looking for minerals for asteroid mining discover a new element in the belt and name it element zero.
- Explains that members of the revived club "pluto is a planet" try to establish their base there and discover that pluto's satellite is an alien construction station.
- Describes how scientists determine the device is a ftl catapult; unmanned ships are built and sent forward to explore looking for more habitable planets to colonize.
- Explains that colonies are built for the discovered planets and the greatest one, the great colony ship atlantis containing 25 million humans in cryogenic hibernation stocked with the heritage database.
- Explains that all colony ships except atlantis are launched, and that several groups protest about still keeping the people on the ship in cryogenic hibernation.
- Analyzes how the catapult replay is opened and squid ships appear from it killing everyone in their path. atlantis ai sinks the ship still on earth in the deepest part of the ocean.
- Explains that after killing every sentient and removing all traces of technology they could find the reapers decide there is no need to leave the relay in the system relocate it and the nearby ones to systems with species that will approach sentience level and remove sol from the list of sectors to scan for intelligent life for 50 million years.
- Explains that the last group was awaken and the base cities of planet where already started each set in the location of a last great city of humanity to honor the old humans.
- Explains that the established leaders of the new city states decided to focus on science and set incentives to help the population numbers grow.
- Explains that great universities are built to educate the future scientists. families with more than 3 children receive ‘prizes’ from the government.
- Explains that research reveals a species of mice that don't age past maturity, while in nature this doesn’t change things because those mice have plenty of natural predators.
- Explains that computer systems are finally small enough after the development of bio-computers, the program now called ‘fountain of youth’ allows humans to theoretically live forever if unaffected by disease.
- Describes the plans to build space habitats orbiting the planet, a shipyard, and rebuild the mines in the asteroid belt.
- Explains that ftl catapult was missing by unmanned probes, suggesting a connection between alien attack and the cat.
- Explains that mars terraforming plan launched, esteemed to last 500 years. similar plan considered but dismissed for venus
- Explains that nanotechnology and development in genetic engineering removes all diseases making a human lifespan theoretically unlimited.
- Explains that it's been decided to build several space stations orbiting the sun following earth’s trajectory to solve future habitable space problems.
- Explains that mass convertors are used to create new materials and metals from plasma. mining becomes obsolete as high pressure and temperature allow the creation of every chemical element.
- Explains that eezo nodes in the nervous system allow manipulation of mass effect field, most people chose to have access to these abilities. supressors are created for criminals.
- Explains that naquadah is a new synthetic metal created that generates electrons and becomes the most important element after eezo because of its capabilities.
- Explains that trinium is a new alloy discovered by scientists trying to outdo the team that discovered naquadah.
- Explains the method of space based plasma weapons developed, which proved only effective when combining naquadah,trinium and eezo technology.
- Describes how a huge mainframe is built under earth to house the uploaded conscience of people that decided not to live anymore.
- Explains that spacelifting matter from gass giants to feed mass convertors has rendered to the dissaperation of uranus and neptune. saturn and jupiter are next on the list.
- Explains that wormhole technology allows for fix point to point instant transfer between any 2 points in the universe.
- Explains that hyperspace is a true ftl technology that allows ships to travel in another dimension.
- Explains that armstrong docking ring finished building plans start to apear about outfitting every other station in the system alliance on these specs.
- Explains that plans for huge stargates to allow instant travel between colonies are drawn and interlocking pieces to build them are start to be built.
- Explains that colony ships are being designed and built for future projects and the stations are finished refitting, plans to move the biggest and heavily armed station to another system giving sol another layer of defense
- Explains that a protocol is established to activate any inactive catapult and scout the other side replacing them with supergates.
- Explains that several colonies are established including eden prime, terra nova, and shanxi.
- Explains that all unmanned ships return and 4 inhabitable planets are discovered. the network of ftl catapults is suspected to be larger.
- Describes how a malfunction on the cryogenic hibernation in the command section wakes up one of the officers. the captain brought atlantis to the surface and woke the first batch of settlers.
- Explains that gene therapy developed studying the ageless mice proved unviable on humans because their brain could not process memories after a certain age. old technology from the heritage database may offer the key with uploading conscience
- Explains that large quantities of element zero are found in several asteroids, which allows scientists to build faster sub-light engines reducing the mars to earth travel to 8 hours and giving birth to cheap and reliable means of transport.
- Describes how the alliance navy decides to stop all exploration until they are ready to fight any allien menance. engeneering corps starts building for earth a great docking ring connected by 6 space elevators with weapons, great energy shields and *** classified*** hyperspace engine.
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- Explains that the crescent and gibbous phases describe the appearance of the illuminated part of moon during the intervals between the new, first quarter, full, and last quarter phases.
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