The Impact Of Apollo 11 On Modern Day America

Introduction: “That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” When that phrase is spoken everyone knows who said it, when it happened and what kind of leap it was. It was a leap into space for America. Neil Armstrong said it, while accompanied with Buzz Aldrin as they landed on the moon, July 20, 1969. A third man, Michael Collins, stayed in orbit, and waited for the two to come back, and return back to Earth. The “Space Race” was one of the biggest competitions of the mid-to-late 20th century, along with the Space Race, there are many little known facts about the First Lunar Landing and with every government operation, and there are conspiracies. There will always be people who believe the lunar landing was faked, even though

In the four texts of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission in which it discusses the landing of the first humans on the moon, the texts were from Times of London, William Safire, novelist Ayn Rand, and Herblock. The head of the mission Apollo 11, was Neil Armstrong. Neil took a colleague named Edwin Colleague. The whole world was watching this tremendous event that shocked the world. President Nixon was seen as a powerful leader to have held and arrange such a suspense, horrific event. In the first text, “Man Takes First Step on the Moon”, by the Times, gives the perspective of Neil Armstrong and how all the leader around the world have given respect to the US for being the first to make it to the moon. The second text, “In the Event of Moon Disaster”, by William Safire, it gives the view of the people seeing the astronauts as heroes. In the third text, “ The July 16, 1969, Launch: A Symbol of Man's Greatness”, by Ayn Rand, is based on the perspective of a NASA guide. In the illustration of the cartoon, ”Transported”, by Herblock, shows the reality of society in the time of chaos. The rhetorical appeals, pathos, ethos, and logos are used in these texts to attempt to achieve its purpose.

July 20th, 1969 marks a day in which American ingenuity provided three men with the opportunity to change history. At 10:56 on the evening of this historic date, one small step for Neil Armstrong, represented “one giant leap for mankind.” Through small television screens, the world witnessed as Neil Armstrong become the first individual to step foot on the moon.

On May 25, 1961 President John F. Kennedy paved the way for the world’s first lunar landing when he announced the US’s ambitious goal to place an American on the moon before the end of the decade. This historic announcement was fueled by desires to beat the Soviet Union, and show the United State’s dominance, the need for a uniting cause among the American people, and a desire to lead the world in the scientific field.

In an era of great pain and suffering for families of the United States, the 60s, one man whom the people admired, set out to seek support for a huge adventure, where only one truth was known at the time of the rally. Great uncertainty lies ahead for putting a man on the moon but the taks must be taken on as fast as a speeding rocket. The space race is one that President Kennedy did not want to lose.

The Apollo 11 moon landing played a major role in the development of technology and in the race of technological advancements to an extent. NASA developed the first functioning aircraft capable of penetrating the Earth’s atmosphere and flying through the conditions found in outer space. In doing this, countless of countries were influenced in creating innovations that excelled nationally. Through other research, data, and perspectives however, although the launch initiated innovative enhancements, there are significant controversial subdivisions of evidence that contradict whether or not the Apollo 11 space shuttle ever actually landed on the moon.

In "In Event of Moon Disaster", Safire appealed to the readers emotions by talking about how they (Armstrong and Aldrin) would be "mourned by their families and friends..." if something tragic were to happen to them while in space. Safire states that "Others will follow, and surely find their way home", meaning that others would have tried the mission of trying to land on the moon again and they would make it safely back home down to Earth. Safire appeals to the readers sad emotions all throughout this speech by talking about the bad outcome of the space mission. Safire thinks logically all throughout this speech by carefully putting into words, the bravery of Armstrong and Aldrin during this mission. He achieves his purpose of comforting the people of America at the time, in case the mission took a turn for the worse.

Back in 1969, you were just a young man when President Kennedy challenged this nation to land on the moon, you stepped up to the plate - offered yourself - put your life on the line to give mankind a “Giant Leap.” That “one small step for man” advanced a nation to levels only attained in dreams and you made it look easy. Truly a Mercy more than life, we thank you for it.

In the 1960’s, the very thought of landing a human being on the moon was preposterous. It couldn’t be done. Fortunately, Neil Armstrong and NASA did not get the memo and on July 20th, 1969, Armstrong made the small step for man and the giant leap for mankind by setting foot somewhere no one had before, proving not only the entire nation, but the entire world wrong. This feat, not only changed the way we see earth, but our perception of how much, we as humans, can achieve when we simply challenge the idea of “it can’t be done.” Neil Armstrong’s giant step for mankind paved the way for modern astronomy and space exploration; the scientists who designed the rocket pioneered the study of space and allowed an organization like NASA to be both widely

Since ancient times, men have gazed upon the cosmic ocean above our heads wondering what could be out there. In the last 2 centuries human kind has made a huge leap in technology and science, from horse drawn carriages to spaceships capable to send us into space. What used to be considered science fiction now is considered science fact. In 1969, Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the moon, opening the path towards the stars. One problem that we encounter is distance. The closest star to Earth, beside the Sun, is Alpha Centauri B, being situated at 4.24 light years away. This means if we were traveling at the speed of light, we would need 4 years to get to the star, but the fastest man-made object is the Voyager 1, a space probe launched by NASA in 1977, reaching the speed of 17 kilometers per second (compared to 300,000 kilometers per second, the speed of light). This means it will take over 74,000 years to reach Alpha Centauri B. In order to reach stars in a more effective way, we need to reach higher speeds.

President John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s Space Program Address at Rice University delivered on September 12, 1962 declares the intention of the United States to land on the moon in the near future and presents a course of action to accomplish this goal. Kennedy claims that the US will go to the Moon before the decade was out.” The President supports this claim by first listing the rapid pace of human advancement with the analogy of a timeline in which 50,000 years of human history is condensed into 10 years to show that at such a rapid pace, the moon landing would occur by “midnight tonight”. Then, he states the inevitability of space travel with or without the involvement of the US and the American duty to enter outer space not with weapons but

“This is a small step for man and an even bigger step for mankind” Neil Alden Armstrong. For many years, people have debated about going to the moon this has been controversial because not going to the moon has dominated discussions of going to the moon. Many people think that our first moon landing was fake. At first glance it may seem fake this initial perception fails to take into account that it wasn’t faked. The theory that is was faked cannot explain how it was faked, people have failed to notice, however, that faking a moon landing would take months and years. If people continue to believe that the first moon landing was faked, they will never think about the bigger questions like what it is like to be on the moon.

“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” A sense of patriotism and pride was ignited within millions of Americans as they heard these words uttered in the broadcasting of the infamous moon landing. Neil Armstrong had managed to conquer new horizons and achieve what had seemed infeasible at that point in time on behalf of Americans everywhere. With one step, Armstrong managed to drastically shape the direction of the United States’ aeronautical advancements as well as scientific advancements in general, surpassing all societal perceptions of the human capacity for scientific discoveries. While this achievement is quite remarkable in every sense of the word, many are unaware of Armstrong’s success

“This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” (Neil Armstrong). In the 1960s, the race began between America and the Soviet Union to see who could be the first to launch humans to the moon. Several years later, America achieved a goal that was believed unlikely and almost impossible a few years earlier. During the 1960’s Neil Armstrong changed the world and became an American hero.

As the most memorable astronaut once said, “‘That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind’” (Rosenberg 5). These were historic words said by Commander Neil Armstrong when he was taking the first step onto the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. Armstrong was the first human to step onto the moon. Shortly after, Neil’s crew mate and lunar module pilot in Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin took his steps onto the moon too. While, the command module pilot, Michael Collins stayed back and orbited the moon (Loff 2). It was this day that became cemented in our world’s history as one of the most exhilarating days ever. Most would say that Neil Armstrong is one of the most important astronauts known to this day. Neil admired many people that influenced him to become an astronaut and they include Charles Lindbergh, Jimmy Stewart, Robert Redford, and Chuck Yeager. Along with this, his family motivated him also, specifically his wife Janet and children Rick and Mark (Barbee, Neil Armstrong, A Life of Flight 210). During the Apollo 11 mission, Neil Armstrong accomplished nothing greater than the moonwalk, but many factors went into the mission, such as preparing, launching, landing, lifting off, and returning.