Space Exploration: Apollo missions
I chose the topic Space Exploration: Apollo missions because I grew up in that era and I live in Huntsville, Alabama where Wernher von Braun worked at the Marshall Space Flight Center and developed the Saturn V rocket that propelled the astronauts to the moon. I was nine years old and remember the excitement of Apollo 11 landing on the moon and Neil Armstrong taking those first steps. I watched it on television as he said those famous words “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”.
The Apollo program started in 1961 and ended in 1972. The first manned test was in 1967 in Apollo 1, but it never got off the ground. They had a cabin fire during a launch rehearsal which killed all three astronauts.
Millions of people all over the world watched as Apollo 11 was launched from Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969. Two hours after it left Earth, the rocket Lunar Command and Landing Modules separated from the main rocket, and three days later the crew entered lunar orbit. A day later the landing section separated from the Lunar Command Module and landed on the moon.
In 1969, the Apollo 11 launch happened and became something rightfully important to the United States. It was the talk of every news stations and newspapers. These two men, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin had risked their lives to do something the whole world had not done before. They became the first men to walk the moon and this became something historical. After walking the moon they placed the American flag on it too and to this day it is still their.
It was on July 20, 1969 that Neil Armstrong first stepped on the moon, and said his most famous words, "That 's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind." 45 years later NASA calls the Apollo 11 missions one of the crowning achievements of the 20th century. Started after President Kennedy’s speech to send a man to the moon, NASA had to play catch up in order to beat the Soviet Union and become the first country to land a man on the moon.
The Apollo 11 was the first mission to send men to the moon and have them take a step on another planetary body. The objective of this mission was to complete a national goal of a lunar landing set by President John F. Kennedy. People all around the world were anxiously waiting to see the mission fail or succeed; everyone had heard about it from newspapers to the television, and even going to see Apollo 11 launch in person. Two articles had been made to show the dangerous circumstances Armstrong and Aldrin would have faced outside of Earth in the unknown outer space. Another article shows the success of the two men sacrificing their lives to achieve something no man has ever done. “In Event of Moon Disaster” and “The July 16, 1969, Launch: A Symbol of Man’s Greatness” are two articles that have different purposes and how effective they have been, are affected by speaker, audience, and subject, and each article appeals to its own senses of logos, ethos, and pathos. The biggest benefit of Apollo was the inspiration it gave to a growing generation to get into science and aerospace-Buzz Aldrin.
When Apollo 11 landed on the moon, America surprised the world greatly. While the Soviet Union had sent a man into space before, no man had actually walked on the moon. In the race for space, America and the USSR vied to prove their selves superior by exploring space. Apollo 11’s successful landing placed America
Apollo 8 motivated the Apollo 11 mission by making us think about another mission to land on the moon. By the end of the year that John Glenn orbited the earth NASA was already planning Apollo missions. Many people couldn't believe that NASA transitioned so quick from orbiting earth to Apollo missions, and moon
The purpose of the following speech revealed in 1999, prepared by President’s Nixon’s writer, William Safire is to honor these brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin for doing such a dangerous job of going to moon and be the first men to step on the moon’s surface. The text was
On July 20, 1969, humanity did itself proud in spite of all its wars, sadism, hatred, and insanity. We set foot on another planet. Men walked on the moon. This changed our belief in what we could accomplish.
Apollo 7 began with a primary mission. “Apollo 7 was the first manned mission in the Apollo program to be launched and was a test flight of the newly redesigned module. During the eleven-day flight, the spacecraft was run through a number of tests, and systems operated as intended. The mission lasted 163 orbits with the crew being the first to beam live telecasts from orbit, giving millions of people their
The Space Race began in 1955 when the US and the Soviet Union announced that they would be launching satellites into orbit. The USSR formed a commission whose goal was to beat the US in putting a satellite into space. On October 4, 1957 the USSR placed the first successful satellite into orbit which gave them the lead in the Space Race for awhile. It was called Sputnik 1. The US then launched
On July 20, 1969 America finally became first in the protracted space race with the Soviets. On that day for America, Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin of Apollo 11 became the first humans to step foot on the moon. This of course was a massive victory alongside the Soviet Union. “ The first men to land on the moon were launched from the site of KSC (Kennedy Space Center) in 1969, and every human space flight launch in the United States since that time has taken place from the Kennedy Space Center” (Rogier). “Apollo was the NASA program that resulted in American astronauts' making an aggregate of 11 spaceflights a total of 12 astronauts having walked on the moon conducting research there
"That's one small step for a man. One giant leap for mankind. " These Iconic words where uttered by Neil Armstrong in 1969 when he became the first man to walk on the moon. These words were televised to millions of viewers, yet there are people that doubt whether or not the moon landing happened at all.
This was it, America's chance to win the space race. The Apollo Lunar Program was then formed. On December 21, 1968 Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders began the first manned journey from the earth to the moon on the Apollo 8. They orbited the moon and returned safely. On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11's lunar module landed on the moon. Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon, and said the iconic words "that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" and placed the American flag on the moon. The Soviet union canceled their lunar program, and the space race was over.
July 16th, 1969. It’s a peaceful morning at Cape Canaveral with pleasant temperatures and little wind. All is calm. Suddenly, a tremendous roar shatters the morning as the crew of Apollo 11 blast off toward the moon, riding the biggest rocket ever created. Burning 20 tons of explosive fuel a second, it propels Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins into history. The spacecraft lands four days later on the moon. Millions watched as men took the first steps on a strange place 238,900 miles away, or 9 and ½ times around the earth. After placing America’s flag among the lunar rocks, the Apollo 11 crew lit their engines and headed for the small blue sphere we call home, splashing down safely in the ocean and completing Kennedy’s
“That’s one small step for man but one giant leap for mankind.” Throughout history there are events are meant to be remembered, so they’re not repeated. History classes educate students to understand these events and have a better knowledge of them. More so, there are certain events that individuals don’t have to be reminded about. These events are forever in the memories of the witnesses. The Apollo 11 moon landing is one of them. It is described as one of the most historic moments in science. The rare occasion was not only broadcasted around the world, but many writers wrote about this event. There are four Apollo 11 texts that use effective rhetorical devices that truly explain and