Apollo 11 Nearly 600 million people heard Neil Armstrong say, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” as he made history on July 24, 1969. (NASA.gov) The Apollo 11 Mission is recognized all over the world and is remembered as one of mankind’s greatest achievements. It required meticulous planning, hard training, and extreme precision. Even the rocket was innovative and brought humanity to greater heights than ever before. The Apollo 11 Mission 's effects will never be forgotten..
PLANNING
The Apollo 11 Mission required meticulous planning that began the second John F. Kennedy presented the challenge putting a man on the moon in 1961. NASA estimates that it had taken 400,000 engineers, scientists, and technicians
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Armstrong was the Commander, Collins was the Command Module Pilot, and Aldrin was the Lunar Module Pilot. (NASA.gov) At the time of the mission, they were all in there late 30s. According to Biography.com, Armstrong always loved flying and aviation. In fact, this was his second mission into space. Bigraphy.com also explains how Aldrin and Collins were both members of the Air Force. This shows how NASA carefully selects astronauts. Although I did find one thing very interesting. The astronauts ' life insurance. As shown on Geek.com, the Apollo astronauts signed hundreds of autographs and gave them to their families to sell just in case they died. They also had to go through extremely difficult training. They were carefully selected and trained for the Apollo 11 Mission.
THE VISIT
The mission itself was very complex and well-organized. According to the Apollo 11 Surface Operations Overview, the Apollo 11 astronauts had many tasks to perform during extravehicular activity. For one, they collected many samples that are still around today. All of their samples were collected successfully. NASA.gov shows how Michael Collins orbited the moon while Armstrong and Aldrin were on the moon. Imagine how peaceful it must have been! Plus, he would have been the farthest human from Earth. Now they had to come back home.
COMING
They landed in the moons ocean of storms. He explored the surface of the moon while doing multiple surface experiments. They also did the amazing feat of putting the first nuclear power generator station on the moon. This mission was to get a power source on the moon. He made the trek of 250,000 miles in order to complete this mission; it was worth it though, I mean look at those pictures taken by fellow astronaut Richard Gordon.
All of these men and women loved being astronauts and were very dedicated to
On November 8th, 1960, John Kennedy wins presidency against Richard Nixon. On May 25th, 1961, Kennedy proposed the moon program, the space race had begun. On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first two men to land on the moon, the U.S.A had won the space race. It took them a total of three days to reach the moon's lunar orbit. Apollo 11 was launched on July 16th, 1969, and it took a total of twelve minutes to escape Earth's atmosphere.
By the time millions of Americans were tuned in to watch Neil Armstrong take his first step on the moon, millions of dollars and scientists had been invested into the mission for a decade. The challenge given by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 began NASA´s preparation for landing on the moon in order to answer the questions concerning what we could find in space and in order to beat the Soviet Union in the Space Race. Firstly, unmanned Apollo Missions were sent into space in order to test the structure of the launch vehicles. On January 27, 1967, efforts were momentarily thwarted when a fire broke out at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and 3 astronauts were killed. It wasn´t until 1968 that the first manned space mission orbited earth.
So on NASA started working on the spacecraft “Apollo 11” this aircraft costed 25 billion dollars to build. Then on Dec 7. NASA announces the Gemini Program, which was NASA’s second human spaceflight program. Then on February 20. John Glenn Orbited the earth 3 times in a row, then when he returned home NASA observed him to see if everything was okay with him ,and everything was okay
Apollo 13 was a successful failure. This is because the astronauts had to duck a mission to overcome the obstacles they faced. Apollo 13 was a successful failure because it was a mission to the moon, with many challenges along the way, as well as surviving the free fall back to earth, safely. In the beginning, Apollo 13 and it’s three astronauts had a mission to go to the moon so that they could sample moon dust.
Abstract Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission in NASA’s Apollo program and it was the third mission intended to land astronauts on the moon. The lunar landing was aborted when an oxygen tank exploded, severely damaging the Service Module that supplies the Command Module with water, electricity, and oxygen. Despite enduring great stress and hardship, the three American astronauts, with the help of NASA’s great minds on the ground, miraculously returned safely back to Earth. The mission was deemed by NASA as a “successful failure” and the trio of astronauts instantly became American heroes.
Before Gagarin and eventually Shepard went into space, the NASA made a program for people, with experience in flying planes and such, to apply to be the first man into space. Now this is before the United States knew they were going to be shown up by the USSR, so they were focused on safety and doing things the right way, on schedule. Their training was rigorous and mandatory. The training and regulated food was so that any of their immune systems could survive the unknown just as good as their skills could save them if autopilot failed. That is why they picked Alan Shepard to be the first American in space.
The heroic story of the Apollo 13 mission has gone down in history as one of the greatest triumphs in the face of imminent catastrophic failure. Could this amazing feat have been the product of luck? With the complexity of the situation and the crucial decisions needing to be made, simply luck itself would have stood no chance. Such extraordinary accomplishments are the work of effective leaders, which can be seen in the successful return of the Apollo 13. Gene Kranz was the flight director, but moreover, an effective leader as he used his abilities to foster collaboration and build relationships in order to achieve success.
The year is 1970, and the Apollo 13 mission is about to start. NASA only picked the smartest and and the most athletic. They picked Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert for this mission. The launch to the moon was not a comfy ride.’’ It streaked through the sky at 24,000 mph-14 times the speed of a bullet.
Neil Armstrong’s adventure to space took a lot of time to plan and a lot of people to
Annotated Bibliography: Trevor Hudock, Apollo 13 Atkinson, Nancy. " 13 Things That Saved Apollo 13, Part 1: Timing. "Universe Today. 09 Apr. 2010. 30 Sept. 2015.
On July 20th, 1969, the Apollo 11 with astronaut Neil Armstrong and his crew, guided by thousands of NASA technicians, supposedly landed on the surface of the moon. It was certainly one of the most extraordinary events accomplished by mankind up to that date. Neil Armstrong’s first words upon stepping on the moon surface will always be remembered “ A small step for mankind, a giant leap for humanity”. Ever since then, this achievement has been a matter of discussion by several groups that either believed or disbelieved this.
On July 16 1969 Armstrong and his pilots took off to the moon. About seven hours after they landed, they opened the door and walked down the ladder before he became the first man to walk on the moon, He said “that’s one small step for man, and one giant leap for mankind “. Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spent more than 2 hours outside the craft. They studied the surface and collected rocks, and after a day, they left and docked with Collins while he was in orbit then all three flew back.
Apollo 11 was the beginning of many more space adventures to come. It gave NASA as well as other countries and astronauts the courage to attempt traveling through space. After this successful landing, many other countries began to make their own attempts to land on the moon. It encouraged other space missions by showing them that it was not impossible and reassuring them that it could be done. Not only was the successful moon landing a huge inspiration to other countries, but it was a momentous accomplishment for the United States.