The Discovery Of The Apollo

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.

Carl Sagan once said “every planetary civilization will be endangered by impacts from space, every surviving civilization is obliged to become spacefaring--not because of exploratory or romantic zeal, but for the most practical reason imaginable: staying alive... If our long-term survival is at stake, we have a basic responsibility to our species to venture to other worlds.” The National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA, is executing Sagan’s words every day. President Dwight D. Eisenhower created NASA in 1958 with the purpose of peaceful rather than military space exploration and research to contribute to society. Just 11 years after the creation, NASA put Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon, the first humans to

The Apollo 11 mission was one of the most significant events in the space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union. after the USSR launched Sputnik, the first satellite, and successfully sent a man into space, America rushed to develop the technology that the Soviets already had, prompting the creation of the Apollo program. Apollo 11 was a mission to complete the first manned lunar landing. The mission was considered a great success, and was a win for the United States in the Space Race. The Apollo 11 mission had a crew of three men: Neil Armstrong, the commander, Buzz Aldrin, the lunar module pilot, and Michael Collins, the Command module pilot. All three men had previous experience in space on various Gemini missions. Armstrong

President John F. Kennedy, in an address to Congress in 1961, said “I believe that 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 the earth” (“Excerpt from an Address”). He inspired people to push the limits of what was possible, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) finally completed his challenge eight years later. The financial burden of such space programs was balanced by an intense desire to learn and discover, which led to advancements across all areas of life. Today, in a time of federal financial struggles, some are calling for an end to NASA’s expensive programs. However, the United States should continue to fund them

There’s an organization called NASA, who’s done a significant job of sticking to their story. They say Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969, and set foot on the surface 6 hours later. This same organization claims there were 5 additional missions which successfully landed on the Moon, and a suspected total of 12 people went for a walk there. According to them, they spent $24 billion, which is more than $150 billion in inflation adjusted dollars. Their Apollo program employed 400,000 people, supported by more than 20,000 companies and research institutions.

Many important events happened in the 1960’s, such as the Apollo 11 space mission and the Cuban Missile Crisis. To begin, Apollo 11 was the first-manned mission to the moon. Apollo 11 was launched on July 16, 1969 from the United States in Cape Kennedy, Florida. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spent four days in

President Kennedy said, “We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too.”

The Apollo 13 is NASA’s seventh Apollo space mission taking human beings into the outer space. The Launch took place at Kennedy Space Center. The crew consisted of three men, James A. Lovell, John L. Swigert, and Fred W. Haise. “Houston, we have a problem…” was the saying that leads to the tragic event that took place on April 11, 1970.

At first I wasn’t sure if she meant for me to hear that but before I could stop myself I heard my own voice. “I know.” Honestly, I hated her too and I didn’t know what I was thinking when I decided to come with her. I guess I just thought she needed protection. That’s a brother’s job right? To protect his little sister. I don’t know how else to explain it.

Apollo 13, the third human lunar landing and exploration mission, had been tentatively scheduled in July 1969 for launch in March 1970, but by the end of the year the launch date had been shifted to April. In August 1969 crew assignments for Apollo 13 were announced, eventually James A. Lovell commanded the mission, with Fred Haise and John Swigert. The target for the mission was the Fra Mauro Formation, a site of major interest to scientists, specifically a spot just north of the crater Fra Mauro, some 550 kilometers (340 miles) west-southwest of the center of the Moon's near side.

Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission in the American Apollo Space Program and the third intended to land on the moon.

I chose to do the Apollo missions. The Apollo missions we all named the same but with different numbers. Like Apollo 7 or Apollo 16. But there was no real number. The missions to the moon weren't all the same. Some of the missions that went up to the moon were caring people on board and some of the missions were just to get a unmanned aircraft into space to mostly deliver supplies that they might need on the moon. The Apollo 8 was the one that landed successfully onto the moon. These missions wouldn’t have happened without a lot of people. A lot of people just look at the people that went into space and think “wow they did something really cool” but it also takes a lot of work coming from the people that are down below. The people that are

The Apollo Space program was developed to enable man to walk on the moon. The lessons learned from the two previous NASA programs, Mercury and Gemini were instrumental in gaining the ability to meet that goal. The impetus for this goal was President Kennedy’s speech to Congress in 1961 that we must have an American sent to the moon and safely back home by the end of that decade. The Soviet Union had already sent a man into space, and there were national security fears because of the cold war.  What NASA scientists wanted to know from the Mercury program was could humans survive in space for an extended period of time. Through the Gemini program, they found answers to questions about orbital maneuvers, docking techniques, and spacewalks. Apollo

     Since the beginning of time there have always been those that have opposed exploration of uncharted lands. This statement holds truth also for the NASA program since the beginning when President John F. Kennedy's vision was to ‘land a man on the moon by the end of the decade.' Instead of all the opposition of NASA and questions such as, “Why should we go to space?” I believe people should ask themselves, “Why shouldn’t we go to space?” Christopher Columbus didn’t have to sail over the Atlantic Ocean and discover America, he could have stayed in Europe but then we may not be living in the United States of America. Christopher Columbus and many others human didn’t stop but continued to explore because they are

Apollo 11 goal was set by John F. Kennedy was set on May, 25 1968. The goal was to