The television broadcast of the Apollo 11 lunar-landing on July 20, 1969 had a significant impact by creating a sense of community on a national, international, and global level. During the broadcast of the first lunar landing, Americans experienced a moment of unity and patriotism in the midst of societal issues and geopolitical conflict. The Apollo 11 broadcast also had a significant worldwide impact, surpassing international boundaries as people witnessed the first of mankind to set foot on another planet. Yet possibly the most remarkable and unforeseen effect of the moon-landing television broadcast was that it changed the public perspective of the world, showing people the relative fragility and insignificance of the Earth in the vast …show more content…
It changed the way people viewed the Earth. Neil Armstrong said, “It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn 't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.” And while only astronauts could truly observe Earth as it looked 230,000 miles away, Apollo 11’s television broadcast gave people their own view so that “anyone following the mission could share, in some measure, that unprecedented leap in perspective.” (Chaikin 54) This “unprecedented leap in perspective” gave people on Earth a sense of community that surpassed societal issues and cultural bias as people recognized how alone humans are in the vast expanse of the universe. The Apollo 11 moon-landing was an event that transcended all social, racial, and geopolitical issues. Apollo 11’s television broadcast allowed viewers worldwide to travel with the astronauts in real time, giving the world a sense of community as 600 million earthlings witnessed together the accomplishment of one of the greatest goals ever achieved by mankind. That feeling of global unity is well summarized by poet Archibald MacLeish in his reflection “Riders on Earth Together, Brothers in Eternal Cold” that was published on the front page of The New York Times Christmas day
For a short while, all of mankind was transported to the moon. Not literally, of course, but with the help of television, every human felt as though they were sitting next to Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on that lunar rover. Lock taps into that feeling by having the man on the moon represent how every human with a television was feeling: hands on knees, sitting forward in excitement, nothing else but the images of the television in their eyes. The emotion is clear: unbridled excitement, a sense of possibility, amazed
"First, 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."- John F. Kennedy. On a warm July night in 1969, this dream came true. Millions of people sat captivated in front of their TVs witnessing one of the most monumental events in history, Neil Armstrong walking gracefully on the moon. This event in US history changed the way we look at space forever. Political issues such as the Vietnam War and foreign affairs were on the forefront of American's minds. Thousands of people came peacefully together in a historical concert event called Woodstock. Children were introduced to a place called "Sesame Street" and Heavy Metal meant more than just an old car. The year 1969 impacted American's lives today in politics, science, sports, art, entertainment and daily living.
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
If Apollo 11 had failed, if two of our nation's greatest heroes were left stranded on the Moon with only hours of oxygen, the President would have been asked to give a speech. This speech was written, but fortunately, was never required to be shared. In this never given speech, William Safire (President Nixon’s head speech-writer) puts into words a remarkably effective sentiment that truly serves what would have been its intended purpose, to comfort the American People, and reassure them that this is not the end of Apollo. Safire brilliantly uses rhetoric to further his argument, utilizing primarily pathos supplemented by logos. Safire knew that Nixon would have gone into this speech with a strongly established ethos, President of the United
[REVISE] The success of Apollo 11 which included the historic presence of the first humans on the moon signified the greatest extent of human intellectual advancement. Various circumstances were undertaken throughout the effort in success that established the United States’ superiority in terms of scientific and military progress.
As important of an endeavor as travelling to the moon was, a definite purpose to it is not immediately clear. However, it was a remarkable accomplishment for mankind, and the United States wanted to lead it. Millions of people watched the televised event because they knew this was an incredible advancement for humans (Redd). As Neil Armstrong made the first step, he summed up the point that this event would forever be an important achievement to the human race, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" (Armstrong 268). At times it may seem that the development of new technology is stalling, but the moon landing proves that man is and will continue to make advancements. Only 66 years passed between the first airplane by the Wright Brothers and the moon landing (Stimson).
On May 25, 1961, Congress met in a joint session to hear the American president, John F. Kennedy, address them in a speech he referred to as a second State of the Union. In his speech, the young president geared America for a race that would send men to the moon. Kennedy challenged America to “take longer strides” and to take a “leading role in space achievement, which, in many ways, may hold the key to our future on earth” (Burrows 330-331). America rose to the challenge, and within a decade, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were walking on the moon, becoming the first of the human race to walk on a world besides our own. The giant strides of which Kennedy challenged us soon slowed to a crawl, however, and after a few more missions, America would not go back again, possibly for good. America would soon turn its attention to other earthly issues, and its moon program would become nothing more than a memory. This gives rise to an inevitable question: should humans return to the moon? This question has haunted us for years, continuously rising and then fading away again. In recent months, new discoveries have brought it to the forefront, and with these new discoveries, the answer becomes obvious: humans should once again set their sights for the heavens, and putting a civilian lunar base and colony on the moon should be our next step.
Landing on the moon was a monumental event, not just for Americans, but for the whole world. In 1969, America sent the first man to the moon, Neil Armstrong. This was important because during that time America and the Soviet Union were in a race to see who had the strongest space travel. Neil Armstrong's famous words will forever echo throughout space and time.
The reason I chose Apollo 13 as my topic is because I was interested in this topic. However, I was also interested in a lot of other topics, but the teacher said I could only do US history. This topic, Apollo 13 was the best US history topic I could find by far in my opinion. It involved a lot of topics I like, such as rocket science and technology while falling under the theme, explore, exchange, encounter.
On July 20, 1969, three brave American astronauts, “Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, became the first humans ever to land on the moon” (1). The Space Race changed the American people by climaxing tensions between America and the USSR during the Cold War, gave hope to the American citizens that the nation could withstand and challenge, changed American culture and also gave many engineers and scientists of the age work and stability.
“men walk on the moon! Triumph for mankind!” There was no mention of the Soviets or a race that the Americans had won, but rather the paper focuses on how big of an achievement this was for mankind. Of course the main article talks about the United States, but the attention grabbing headline gave all the credit to mankind. Most of the headlines the next day read similar things. It is very apparent based on this fact alone that clearly this “race” that Kennedy started was very irrelevant to Americans. As stated earlier, time and time again Americans more concerned about this great achievement for
The Apollo Program (1969) will definitely be the crown jewel of NASA’s enormous list of space adventures and accomplishments. This program is considered the largest accomplishment of NASA not only due to the fact that it was the program which helped humans to land on the moon, but it will be remembered for its invaluable effect on pushing the limits of human imagination, the Apollo Program which I would like to term as “Moon Walk” is one accomplishment which made the mankind believe that we can dream and most importantly turn those dreams into reality.
On September 12, 1962 John Franklin Kennedy charged the nation to achieve what no other civilization had done before; he charged the United States to place a man on the moon. Kennedy delivered his man on the moon speech in a time of great peril for the United States. It appeared that the Soviet Union was rising faster than the United States was posed to take our place as the world’s super power. His moving speech in Rice Stadium inspired the nation and other nations, to take the challenge and travel to the moon. Kennnedy use of allusions, repetition, and rhetorical questions motivate and embolden his audience, and make a difference that would last forever.
“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.
Attention Getter: Before smart phones, before laptop computers, before the internet, engineering, science and individual courage came together to make history, to put a man on the surface of the moon; An event which has inspired all of mankind and today this inspiration is dwindling.