very intense speeds as we left the Earth’s atmosphere. We used a new rocket from SpaceX called the Dragon. This rocket will also be taking us back to earth as it is capable of making a launch and return trip. Our first stop on the trip was to the Apollo 11 landing site‚ as it was the place of the first lunar landing. It is also a relatively smooth landing area so it was not difficult to land on. We continually explored something called lunar mares‚ which are basaltic plains formed by ancient volcanic
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The Apollo 11 Mission It all started with one statement: ’’I believe 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 Earth.’’ President John F. Kennedy said this in a special joint session of Congress on May 25‚ 1961. But why was sending a man to the moon so important to the United States? Well‚ the main reason was the US at the time was behind the Soviet Union in space travel developments‚ And America in
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On April 11‚ 1970 Apollo 13 took flight to the moon. Fred Haise‚ Jack Swigert‚ and Jim Lovell were the three men who had the privilege to be the three astronauts that would man this flight to the moon. Days before the mission‚ the original main pilot‚ Ken Mattingly was exposed to the measles and was believed to have fallen ill‚ so back up pilot Jim Lovell was called in to replace him. Now that the crew had been assembled it was time for launch. Before the three men had taken on the challenge of
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Did Apollo 11 Land on The Moon? Tammy Getzloff Rasmussen College Author’s Note This research is being submitted on February 17th‚ 2013‚ for Barton Pritzl’s G239/AST2002 course at Rasmussen College by Tammy Getzloff. On July 16‚ 1969 three men‚ Neil Armstrong‚ Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin waited anxiously 363 feet above the ground inside the top of the towering Saturn V rocket‚ to begin mankind’s most historic journey to landing on the moon. July 20‚ 1969 at approximately 4:17 p.m
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Andrea Retolaza American History May‚ 13th 2011 THESIS STATEMENT The Apollo 11 voyage to the moon by Neil Armstrong and his crew had several conspiracy theories of being a false expedition without success‚ which sprang from criticisms regarding the “Earthrise” photo. Andrea Retolaza American History May‚ 13th 2011 OUTLINE The Apollo 11 voyage to the moon could be not true I. The Apollo 11 voyage to the moon by Neil Armstrong and his crew had several
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Apollo 11 Author Note This research is being submitted on May 24‚ 2014‚ for Barton Pritzl’s G239 Introduction to Astronomy Course. Apollo 11 American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin became the first humans ever to land on the moon. About six-and-a-half hours later‚ Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon. As he set took his first step‚ Armstrong famously said‚ “That’s one small step for man‚ one giant leap for mankind.” The Apollo 11 mission occurred eight years after
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There are many missions set up to explore our solar system and the rest of the universe. Apollo 11 is a great example of exploration. Its primary objective was set by President John F Kennedy when he said‚ “we shall send to the moon‚ 240‚000 miles away from the control station in Houston‚ a giant rocket... carrying all the equipment needed for propulsion‚ guidance‚ control‚ communications‚ food and survival‚ on an untried mission‚ to an unknown celestial body‚ and then return it safely to earth”
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“Apollo 11” Written By:John Drennan “One small step for a man‚one giant leap for mankind”-Neil Armstrong.Do you know why Apollo 11 is so important?Today I’ll be giving you three reasons why the Apollo 11 is so important. My first reason why the Apollo 11 is so important is because on May 25‚1961 president John F. Kennedy had a dream.John’s dream was to land a man on the moon and safely return him back to earth.By the year July 16‚1969 It was a few months before the launch and John F. Kennedy
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spacecraft and be the first country to land on the moon. “The Apollo mission was meant to show the world that America was a strong country with advanced space technology knowledge‚” (Garcia 14). Apollo 11 was the first successful lunar landing mission to land two humans on the moon. This was the start of a rapid accelerating pace of technology development. Buzz Aldrin is famous for being known as one of the three men that took part of the Apollo 11 mission where the first steps were taken on the moon.
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Apollo 11 took three astronauts on an extraordinary adventure to the moon. Their primary goal was set by John F. Kennedy to land on the moon and come back to Earth. All three astronauts had went into space before. Neil Armstrong‚ Edwin Buzz Aldrin Jr.‚ and Michael Collins. They where all main parts and important to this mission. The men were sent off in space on July 16‚ 1969 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The place they landed in was the Sea of Tranquility. A camera in the eagle watched
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