Deke Slayton Downfall

She also created and was the first Director of NASA’s Office of Exploration. When she completed her investigation, she was sent to Washington D.C, for long-range planning. After the incident, Ride produced a report entitled, “Leadership and America’s Future in Space.” (Ride). After Dr. Ride left NASA, she became a teacher; a professor actually. She wanted to make sure that students knew and got to love space just as much, if not more, as she did. As a Physics professor, in 1989 Ride joined the faculty at the University of California, San Diego. She is also the Director of the California Space Institute at the university. Ride’s favorite subjects were always science and math, making NASA and teaching perfect careers for her; something she loved to do day in and out.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1942, Guion S. Bluford was a decorated Air Force pilot in Vietnam before joining NASA in the late 1970s. In 1983, he became the first African American to travel into space when he served as a mission specialist aboard the space shuttle Challenger. Bluford completed three more NASA missions, compiling 688 hours in space by the time of his retirement in 1993. Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. was born on November 22, 1942, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The son of a mechanical engineer and a special education teacher, Bluford grew up in a household where academic success was encouraged. He enrolled at Pennsylvania State University as a member of the U.S. Air Force ROTC program and graduated in 1964 with a degree

During the late 50s and early 60s the United States was falling behind in this race, but it wasn’t over. The next task was to be able to send groups of people into space together on one ship. This initiated the Voskhod and Gemini programs, Voskhod in the Soviet Union and Gemini in the United States. In the Soviets’ case there was not much changed from the Vostok craft except for the fact that they could fit 2 or 3 people on the craft. The Soviet Union only did two manned flights with the Voskhod program and left it; one flight in ’64 and one in ’65. The United States had completely changed from their original Mercury program though. It had a new design and “ the new design retained the conical, nickel-alloy walls and fiberglass ablative heat shield of Mercury, it also made use of new features – such as translations control thrusters to alter orbit, hydrogen/oxygen fuel cells to generate electricity, a radar system to allow rendezvous with other craft, and avionics that could withstand depressurization”(Universe Today). These missions whether one manned or not all helped paved the way to the “final lap” in the race to space. The United States and the Soviet Union each wanted to be the first to put a man on the moon; thus the start of the Soyuz and Apollo programs. For the UNITED States and NASA the Apollo missions started in 1961, but the first flight was in 1967 after they concluded with all the Gemini missions. The first ever Apollo flight ended in tragedy with an electrical fire starting and the capsule was destroyed killing the three people on board of the spacecraft. Many unmanned trials went about until finally the second manned trial by NASA in December 1968 with the Apollo 8 flight. Unlike Apollo 1, Apollo 8 was a huge

After the onset of the space race in 1956, Yeager commanded the Air Force Aerospace Research Pilots School to train pilots for the space program. In this capacity, Yeager supervised development of the space simulator and the introduction of advanced computers to Air force pilots. Although Yeager himself was passed over for service in space, nearly half of the astronauts who served in the Gemini, Mercury and Apollo programs were graduates of Yeager's school.

Dan Cutler is Vietnam Veteran. In addition, he has given 23 years of service as a professional firefighter (retired). Cutler says he has been a historian for most of his life. He has a particular interest is on eighteenth century Ohio.

Neil Armstrong, the captain of the mission, started off as a test pilot, until he was recruited as a backup to the Gemini 5 mission. In 1966, Armstrong served as the command pilot for the Gemini 8 mission; this gave him confidence and allowed him to be part of the Apollo 11 mission. Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin in the same way was a test pilot, but after the deaths in the Gemini mission crew he was promoted to backup, and eventually Apollo 11. Michael Collins, who remained in orbit around the moon in a separate aircraft during the moon walk, said during an interview, that he did not have the best seat on the mission and was always worrying about his counterparts during the moonwalk. Armstrong and Aldrin explored the surface for around two and a half hours and collected 47 pounds of material for analysis. Following that mission, many other flights were taken to the learn more about the composition, age, and most

Malcom Scott Carpenter, born in May 1, 1925, died in October 10, 2013. He became a navy test pilot and attending the Navy Air Intelligence School. After John Glenn, he became the second man to orbit Earth. This all happened because he was selected by NASA to participate in NASA's Project Mars, he gained the title of being a Mercury astronaut, and one of the original selected too. Before he was selected by NASA, Malcom Scot Carpenter had gone to many schools to get his achievements.

Browsing down a Facebook page, I see pictures and statuses of Husker football, University of Nebraska-Omaha Hockey, Nebraska’s State Fair, supporting veterans, agriculture, and plenty of help that is provided for those who want or need it. This is a true Nebraskan’s Facebook page. There is 1.882 million people in Nebraska, so it could possibly be any one (Nebraska). Looking closely at the posts, I see statuses about what is going on in Washington D.C., and pictures of a woman Senator traveling around places and talking with constituents. This lady looks so familiar and I realize I should know who it is, so I scroll to the top and see that it is Deb Fischer’s official Facebook page. (Deb Fischer, Facebook)

In 1983, Breece D’J Pancake’s collections of twelve stories were published. This collection was called “The Stories of Breece D’J Pancake.” Pancake was not able to publish the short stories himself due to taking his own life at the age of twenty-six. One of the stories published was known as “Time and Again. In “Time and Again”, readers are introduced to a common snow plower, who also happens to be the narrator. “Time and Again” tells the story of a man whose wife has perished and his son as disappeared. Through the symbolism of the hogs, his missing son, and the hitchhiker’s, readers will gradually understand who the killer is.

This federal agency was “responsible for the aerospace research and the civilian space program.”2 The space race heats up, as the soviet unions become the first to put a man in space, “ Yuri Gagarin became the first man to enter earths orbit, in a single- pilot spacecraft called Vostok I,”2 however, America is not far behind; a month later Alan Shepard became the first American in space. Because of back and fourth success, US president John F. Kennedy announces “ the inauguration of the Apollo program, which pledged to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade.”2 After years of experiment, test flight, and training “ the Apollo 11 spacecraft was launched into space on July 26, 1969;” 3 in the spacecraft included astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Four days later “The Eagle” landed on the moon; Neil Armstrong stepped outside and became the first man to walk on the moon. The United States had taken a huge lead in the space race with the Apollo programs, and the relations between the Soviet Union began to thaw.

In “Danny Drops Out,” adapted from an essay by Janice Heerspink, a Tutor Coordinator and Academic Counselor from Calvin College talks about a college student named George who becomes Danny’s tutor. Danny does not attend tutoring and drops the course after he found out that he failed his mid-term. What I would have done if I were George is remind Danny about tutoring and be on his case and if I were Danny I would be responsible and try my best to pass the course.

“Gemini helped NASA get ready for the Apollo moon landings. Ten crews flew missions on the two-man Gemini spacecraft. The Gemini missions were flown in 1965 and 1966. They flew between the Mercury and Apollo programs

important in the salvaging of Apollo 13. He was faced with problem after problem yet he

On April 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. He received many awards and medals from that day forward. He was born in Klushino in Smolensk, Russia. His father was carpenter and his mother was a milkmaid. According to Sarah Pruitt in the article What Really Happened to Yuri Gagarin the First Man in Space states “At 16, he moved to Moscow to apprentice as a foundry man in a metal works, but soon transferred to a technical school in Saratov. There, Gagarin joined a flying club and took to the skies for the first time. He graduated from the Soviet Air Force cadet school in 1957, and began serving as a fighter pilot.” This gives us insight on his life before he was chosen for the space program. The article also says his highly

Deke Slayton the boss of astronauts Jim Lovell, informs Jim that he and his crew will fly the Apollo 13 mission instead of Apollo 14. Jim Lovell, Ken Mattingly, and Fred Haise train for their new mission. Days before the launch, Mattingly is discovered to have been exposed to rubella, and the