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    Apollo 8 Facts

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    10 Facts about Apollo 8 1. The Second Human Spaceflight: Apollo 8 was the second human spaceflight. The first human spaceflight was launched by the Soviet Union on April 12, 1961. Apollo 8 was launched on December 21, 1968. It was the first human mission, in which the spacecraft left the Earth’s orbit. It was the first manned mission to orbit the moon. 2. The Astronauts: There were three astronauts aboard Apollo 8: Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot

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    The famous photo of the earth rising was taken by by one of the astronauts on board Apollo 8 mission, William Anders. He wasn’t a photographer but an American Astronaut and was the superior member of the mission. He was born October 17th, 1933 and although he was American he was in fact born in Hong kong. He studied and achieved a Bachelor of Science degree from the United Sates Naval academy. He also accomplished a Master of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering in 1962 from the Air Force and also

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    The stated purpose of Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to land on the moon. Going to the moon the crew entered the lunar orbit in christmas eve December 24, 1968. During the evening of that day they had a broadcast, between the earth and the moon in the spacecraft taking pictures. In being specific Jim Lovell was on board this flight and was first manned orbital flight around the moon. The only innovation in Apollo 8 there was almost a burn in the spacecraft, But if it had lasted the correct

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    Today, when flying spacecraft no pilot desires to be interrupted unless of an absolute emergency, however on Apollo 8, the pilots was disturbed for a plethora of silly reasons besides emergencies. Myriad astronauts from America have died going into space, thus, Boardman, who would pilot Apollo 8 into space was slightly nervous. Moreover, Apollo 8 would be launched from its plant in Downey California, where the newer versions of the ship type were being crafted. Boardman was offered to get launched

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    An Inconvenient Truth ( 2006 ) Many people ask, “What started the environmental movement?” and the answer is, a simple picture of the Earth during Apollo 8. The atmosphere is considered the vulnerable part of the earth system because it's as thin as a piece of paper. There are ups and downs to everything.. including infrared radiation. The good thing about that is it keeps temperatures at a normal level so then it becomes livable but the bad new is that it could make it hot and to much gets trapped

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    Before being used by human beings as scientific symbols, the numbers played a symbolic and mythological role in human life. The connection between the life of the primitive man with the numbers has certainly been more, if not less, than today. In the current study, the number 7 has been considered as one of the most efficient mythological symbols and archetypes in the contemporary poetry to investigate into the role of this mythological number in the perspective of contemporary poets. The number

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    GAP Retail Store The Retail industry consists of a systematic system including the products information, inventory system, employee’s information as well as for the billing purposes. To keep track of the sales and to avoid mix up in inventory and to have a aligned billing system to avoid mix of bills amongst the patrons. Other retail stores at the malls or separate factory outlets etc. is using this system to be able to give a good service to its patrons. Introduction Gap is a well-known clothing

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    What Is Guido's 8 Hills?

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    Just as 8½ is self-reflexive with its character, the title references nothing within the plot but instead the amount of films that Fellini directed leading up to 8½. The title itself encapsulates the film— it’s incomplete, similar to Guido’s film, but also creates ambiguity and curiosity, leaving viewers pondering the true purpose. The first scene of 8½ captures the structure of the rest of the film. As Guido sits in his car during

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    Instruct Many students get confused when learning about fractions. At our grade level we teach about parts of a whole, equal shares, and partitioning. 1. Starfish, shark, whale and dolphin probability: The probability of picking a starfish will equal the number of starfish (3) divided by the total number (10). Therefore, the probability of the student picking a starfish is 3/10. The probability of picking a shark will be 3 sharks out of 10. This equals 3/10 The probability of whales will be 3/10

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    Space Race History

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    United States started the Apollo mission with the goals of reaching the moon and sending people to land on the moon safely. The Apollo missions go off to a rough start when on January 27, 1967, Apollo I caught on fire during the preflight test. Apollo II-VI where unmanned moon orbiter space crafts. Apollo VII was launched on October 11, 1968, and had three peope on board.It was in spaced for a little bit less than 11 days and in that time it orbted the moon colecting data. Apollo VIII was launched on

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