the first men to step onto the surface of the moon. Millions watch as Apollo 11 basted off from Kennedy Space Center at 9:37 am on July 16. It entered orbit 12 minutes later. After one and a half orbits‚ the third-stage engine pushed the spacecraft onto its trajectory toward the Moon. Aboard were mission commander Neil Armstrong‚ lunar module pilot Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and command module pilot Michael Collins. On July 19 Apollo 11 passed behind the Moon and fired its service propulsion engine to enter
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In the past humans have found ways to study space. Countries sent satellites and rocketships with animals in them to space. Finally‚ America decided to send a man to the moon. This person was Neil Armstrong. Because of this‚ Neil Armstrong revolutionized the world with just one step. Armstrong had a good childhood. Armstrong was “born in Wapakoneta‚ Ohio on August 5‚ 1930” (“Neil Armstrong”). Armstrongs parents names are Viola Armstrong and Stephen Armstrong (Hensen 276). Armstrong’s father had
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Moon Landing 1969 “Ignition sequence starts‚ three‚ two‚ one‚ all engine running‚ zero‚ lift off.” On July 16th 9:32 a.m.‚ Apollo 11 was successfully launched as millions watched. Indeed‚ the lunar mission of the Apollo 11 was a new break through in the field of space exploration. Soon after‚ however‚ many controversies were raised on the authenticity of this event. Many critics of the lunar landing believe that this event was a hoax perpetuated to deceive the society. The debate‚ whether the moon
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The Space Race The space race began in 1957 after the cold war. The Soviet Union and The United States of America were fighting for superiority in the cold war. They thought that the first in space would be more superior. This was only the beginning of the race for space. The First Satellites After Russia heard rumors that the U.S. was planning on launching a satellite into space‚ they hurried and built Sputnik 1‚ the first satellite in space on October 4‚ 1957. Sputnik one was about the size of
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The story begins on the 16th of July 1969 which was when the Apollo 11 crew took off from the United States of America and the 20th was when they supposedly landed on the moon. This was also when the conspiracy was erected. It is a conspiracy about an accused moon landing hoax by NASA that involves Neil Armstrong‚ Michael Collins‚ and Edwin Aldrin who are the believed main culprits of this event. But Hundreds of thousands of other people including astronauts‚ scientists‚ engineers‚ technicians‚ and
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the advantage of the moon trip as a "stepping stone" to mars and beyond. Information on the technological advances. Sponsored Links In the days before Apollo 11‚ the moon was a goal‚ a target to be accomplished to win the space race. This is how the moon has always been treated‚ as a finish line‚ not a starting point. After the Apollo missions‚ no one has returned‚ we have turned our eyes instead to Mars and other planets. The moon offers humans a great resource: space exploration without traveling
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that its surface contains hidden reserves of water. If man were sent back to the Moon‚ they could study this water and learn more about how the moon was created (Moskowitz). Each of the six brief visits to the Moon‚ all the Apollo missions landed near the equator (Shepard 11). With other discoveries from satellites‚ scientists have found new places to explore‚ such as Polar Regions. Since the Moon has an absence of a dynamic surface or active volcanism‚ it enables the Moon to preserve a history of
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Freddy Cornejo Professor Burleson ENGL 1301.01 27 April 2016 “We mean to lead it” During the height of the Cold War‚ the Soviet Union had successfully launched the first artificial satellite from Earth‚ Sputnik. The successful launch of the Soviet satellite raised fear among the American People over the perceived technological difference between the United States and the Soviet Union. The United States followed suit in the Space Race largely in part to quell the notion that American innovation and
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Back in July 20‚ 1969‚ one astronaut‚ Neil Armstrong accomplished the mission to takes his first steps on the moon. It made many impacts on the world all around‚ from personal observations‚ the news and images. In the article‚ “Man Takes First Steps on the Moon” by The London Times‚ facts are given from that same day of the mission. In “In Event of Moon Disaster” by William Safire‚ gives off a speech from President Nixon incase an inconvenient would of occurred to the mission being unsuccessful
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Harutyun Sahakyan English 10A Period 1 February 11‚ 2013 The space race first began between the Soviet Union and the United States around 1957 when the Soviet Union launched their first satellite‚ Sputnik 1‚ into space to orbit the earth. It ended around 1975 with the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project‚ a joint space mission between the Soviet Union and the United States. The space race compares to Animal Farm‚ because of how the Soviet Union failed multiple times in building an aircraft that could reach
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