First of all, the movie was focused more about the mission of Apollo 13 than Jim Lovell’s life. However, he was still the main character of the movie. Some of the most important similarities were Jim Lovell was married to Marilyn Lovell and had four kids. Jim’s older kid was a girl named Barbara Gerlach, his second kids was a boy; James Gerlach.The second youngest was Jeffrey Gerlach and lastly Susan Gerlach.There was slight mention of his mother unlike the biography where his mother was mentioned a couple of times.…
Most people know Charles A. Lindbergh as being the first aviator to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean. This historic event for which he earned world-wide acclaim occurred when Charles was a young man after which he continued, throughout his relatively long life, to remain in the public eye and to contribute significantly to our country, to our culture, and to our world. Over the course of this document we will explore the man, his fascinating life, and the many diverse events, some trivial, some humorous, and some quite significant, that will help us to understand him in terms of the events that shaped him and that contributed to the heroic image for which he is recognized throughout the world.…
References: Bilstein, R. E. (2001). The Aviation Business, 1918-1930. In Flight in America: From the Wrights to the Astronauts (3rd ed., pp. 41-43). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.…
He was the commander of the expedition and he was the first person ever to set foot on the moon. He stayed in the space for eight and a half days.…
The flight lasted for 1 hour and 48 minutes. The first step that the United States made in catching up to the Soviets was in the successful launch of Alan Shepard into space on May 5, 1961 Then President Kennedy gave a speech on May 25, 1961 which challenged to travel to the moon by the end of the decade, congress fully funded NASA to get this accomplished. USA vs. USSR …
Christopher Columbus and Charles Lindbergh are both monumental figures in history who share a common achievement: both crossed the Atlantic Ocean. Some say that because there were 400 years between their journeys, the two are strikingly different. However, there are similarities and differences in what each man hoped to achieve, the challenges they faced, and the skills essential to their success. Therefore, despite the differences between the two and the effect of the 400 years between their achievements, the two are similar.…
On May 21, 1932 a small, tattered plane touched ground on a pasture near Londonderry, Ireland. An Irish farmer left tending his cows to find where the rumbling noise was coming from, and in his backyard he found an airplane and a young woman by the name of Amelia Earhart. The man drove her five miles away to the nearest telephone, and over a quick phone call to New York, she proclaimed, “I did it!” After 15 hours and 2,026 miles, Amelia Earhart had set a new record (Bailey, 201). Amelia Earhart’s flight as the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean was a defining event in American history because it was a feat in the field of aviation, created greater opportunity for women, and made her into an inspirational celebrity for the…
At 94, years old John Glenn still has the “right stuff”. In 1959, John Glenn rose to fame as part of the Mercury 7, a group of 7 men picked to be America’s first astronauts. The Mercury 7 were as popular as movie stars are today. John’s flight on the Friendship 7 mission on February 20, 1962, gave him the title of being the first American to orbit the Earth and the fifth person in space. John became a national hero. John is the last living astronaut of the Mercury 7 and I sat down with him to discuss all of his accomplishments over the past years of his remarkable life including his life after NASA as a U.S. Senator.…
During the time right after the cold war, the United States and the Soviet Union became engaged in a “Space Race” to see which country could get a man on the moon first and ultimately claim space for their nation. The Soviet Union led the way by sending the first satellite into space and then the first human. On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin was the first human to go into space and make a complete orbit around the earth. Yuri was a Russian Soviet pilot and cosmonaut. He became an international celebrity over night. He returned to earth as a national hero in his country. His flight is still the shortest flight, 108 minutes from launch to landing. Although Yuri moved up the ranks in the Soviet Air Force, he was banned from the space program.…
As the first woman to ever fly alone she had time over the Atlantic. Everything froze up and she couldn’t tell how far she was from the ground. She knew if she landed the plane would caught on fire. The story of Earhart’s daring transatlantic flight was quickly flashed around the world. Paramount News sent a plane to Ireland to fly her to England. When she returned to the United States, President Herbert Hoover invited her to the White House, where he presented her with a gold medal from the National Geographic Society. Earhart’s flight in the same route as Charles took place after flight began somewhere. They ended up searching her ULM for 27 days sea and air…
This mission put the Americans in the lead of the Space Race, and marked the beginning of the end of the…
Hughes gained fame in 1938 as a record-setting pilot, flying around the world in 91 hours. Striving for social and personal achievement, Hughes…
The Soviet Union was much more advanced in terms of space technology. Kennedy was eager to compete against the Soviet Union’s space victories. Scrambling to catch up, the United States launched its own satellite, Explorer 1.This was the start of the “Space Race.” On May 25, 1961, Kennedy made his bold goal public "landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth by the end of the decade.” He asked Congress for $7- $9 billion to fund the space program. This led to the improvement of American space technology. In February 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth. As space exploration continued through the 1960s, the United States was on its way to the moon. Although Kennedy didn’t live to see the day, his goal of landing a man on the moon was reached. On July 20, 1969 American astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. set off on the Apollo 11 for the moon. This was the memorable moment that Neil Armstrong stepped on to the lunar surface, and said the unforgettable words: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." This was a turning point in human history; it was the greatest technological achievement of the century and possibly in all history. The true significance was that this gave people at…
Hardesty, Von. "Triumph and Tragedy." Lindbergh: Flight 's Enigmatic Hero. Ed. Garrett W. Brown. 1st ed. San Diego: Tehabi, 2002. 123-26. Print.…
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first satellite into space, The Sputnik I. This was detrimental to the U.S. because it meant that they were losing the space race. The Soviets showed the U.S. that they now had the capability to launch satellites and nuclear warheads into space. America quickly answered back with the launch of Explorer I, which was the first American made satellite to orbit around Earth. This achievement by the U.S. led Eisenhower to form the National Aeronautics and Space Admission (NASA). The organization was founded to study and build space exploration vehicles and scientific experiments. Soon after the formation of NASA, the Soviets launched the first man into the orbit of Earth, heating up the space race. Nearly a month later, NASA launched Alan Shepard into space, making him the second man to exit Earth’s atmosphere.…
