What Is The Apollo Missions?

In doing research on space exploration and specifically the Apollo Missions, I have learned a lot about the purpose and significance behind this exploration. The goals set by NASA for these missions was to “establish technology to meet other national interests in space, achieve preeminence in space for the United States and develop man's capability to work in the lunar environment”. The motivation to get a man to the moon (Apollo 11) had a lot to do with the Cold War with the Soviet Union. President John F. Kennedy gave a speech that was aimed to convince the people that it was time to advance and play our part in the world. Thousands of people worked on this project, but it was really a national effort. Several questions arose as each of the

Those inspiring words of the first man on the moon sure have made their mark in history. Not only did Apollo 11, the first successful mission in landing man on the moon, affect future space discovery, it impacted the world, by helping people understand how much they can be capable. For those reasons , putting man on the moon was and still is a significant moment to this day for all people.

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.

Lastly, was the topic I found most compelling, community colleges. Did you know 55 out of 100 graduating students at a university actually went to a community college? That's an amazing statistic because it gives a second chance for those of us who didn't meet university requirements. Not to mention, some of the faculty told us they graduated from Goldenwest as well. This information made me feel more secure that I was on the right track to my academic success.

The Apollo program conducted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from 1969 to 1972. Led by Dwight D. Eisenhower administration, the goal was to put mankind into space. Later turned over to John F. Kennedy, who stretched for a greater goal of putting the first American on the moon moreover bringing him back safely to Earth. This amalgamation, caused from the tension between the Soviet Union and the United States after World War II. Apollo 1 planned to be the first manned mission for NASA. The goal was to go into low Earth orbit to sufficiently test the Apollo Command Module. However, on January 27, 1967 a fire erupted during a launch test within the capsule resulting in the death of Virgil Grissom, Edward White, and Roger

The subject that I chose to research is the Apollo missions. After reading 50 Years of Americans in Space I was amazed and the continuous path of discoveries and exploration. When NASA was just beginning it had a spaceflight program that’s goals were to simply be able to survive out in space. From there they continued to push the boundaries, to try harder and get farther and in 1969 they landed on the moon. Along the way so many questions were asked, theories were tested, and lives were risked and lost.

The first topic I found of interest was the one of history myths. It was interesting to see how through out history we have fudge it a little to make it more interesting. Learning about Betsy Ross and the American flag was very interesting. Also, reading other classmates post about Paul Revere ride.

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.

I was very surprised at the amount of research that has been done when it comes to the Apollo missions. It is was interesting to trying to find certain discovers that I could talk about that would make sense. There were some questions that Apollo was trying to answer from the one of the sources I found. They wanted to know the structure of the lunar interior, composition, and events about the moon and how it has gotten to where it is now. In trying to find a motivation behind the Apollo missions I found from one of my sources about how President Kennedy when he heard about the Soviet Union launching a satellite he said we need to get into space. The reason behind why we should into space is so that we could show America’s Leadership. Finally,

We chose Apollo 13 because we had a great interest in that specific time in history. Learning about the facts of what has really happened. We conducted our research in books, online and in movies. We mainly focused on the facts, not the opinions. We selected our category by what would grab the audiences attention and interest the most. Our project relates to NHD by trying to reach the moon for the first time and how a tragic situation ended up happening.

The Apollo space missions of the 60’s and 70’s mark a time when space was the final frontier and the only destination world leaders had their view set upon. The cold war in full swing, each nation wanted to prove its dominance without total world destruction, was the single greatest driving force in the space race to the moon. But how do we invent, build, and use a set of technologies barely dreamed of by the most elite scientists? Rockets, computers, practical space suits, and a lunar lander/space shuttle all had to be built nearly from scratch with almost no past experience. The history of rockets comes from German scientists in the Second World War seeking ways to deliver explosives to enemy forces (Funk). We asked many of these experienced

“Nothing since Apollo has come close to the excitement that was generated by those astronauts: Armstrong, Aldrin, and the ten others who followed them”. (“Apollo”). Being launched on the fourteenth of July in the year 1969, Apollo 11 had created a whole new period of space exploration and technology, defeating the Soviets in the Space Race, and bringing the end of the Cold War closer and to our favor. The Apollo 11 Mission had taken a major part in forming what is now today’s science, technology, and society.

Not many people talk about NASA’s missions before Apollo 11, have you ever wondered about them. Apollo Six was the first Apollo to test the Saturn V Rocket, and NASA felt that this mission was a success despite its engine failure. Apollo Six was a unmanned mission to try to reach lower orbit with the Saturn V rocket. The goal of this mission was to test the Saturn V Rocket before NASA put a manned mission to lower orbit in Apollo 7.If this Apollo mission didn't happen there would be no man to ever reach the moon.

For a few years it has been a NASA goal to send a man up to the moon and it came true in the year 1961 when the President Of The United States Of America, John F Kennedy (1961) The president and NASA both had confidence in sending men to the moon, and on July 16th, 1969 the dream of many people including the president came true. Neil Armstrong, Edwin ALdrin, and Michael Collins departed on the “ Apollo 11” for a trip to the moon. They arrived on the moon July 20th where Neil Armstrong said “ that's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” a famous line. Many people were amazed when Neil Armstrong and the other astronauts arrived back to earth. When they arrived at the moon Collins stayed in the Apollo 11 managing the command mule. The crew traveled 240,000 miles to the moon and in 76 hours. ABC, NBC and CBS spent between $11- $12 million dollars on coverage for the apollo 11. An estimated 530 million people watched Armstrongs televised image and heard his voice while he was on the moon.

One topic I found interesting was the one about Bonnie and Clyde. I've heard about them but I never heard their story. Reading it in Kyjuan Martin’s infographic created a deeper meaning of the story to me. I learned that Bonnie was very smart. She had great grades and was “amongst the brightest of her peers.” Her family raised her as a Christian and so she has always been one. Clyde, on the other hand, had a life of the opposite. He would have died as a child due to not having much to eat but his parents gave up on their farming business and searched for something that gave them more money. His life was hard but he found his safe place in playing the guitar and saxophone. Later, his brother created a criminal out of him. He was sent to a prison