Apollo 11: Land On The Moon And Come Back To Earth

Apollo 11: the mission intro Apollo 11 was the first manned spacecraft to successfully land on the moon and come back to earth. This mission made it into american history and is one of the greatest achievements of america. It showed to all people that the sky is not the limit and we can go way farther. On July 16, 1969, apollo 11 was launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida. The passengers on this spacecraft was astronaut Neil Armstrong, also command module pilot Michael Collins, and the last passenger being Edwin “buzz” Aldrin. They returned around 8 days later

Apollo 11: the launch to the moon On July 16, 1969, the apollo 11 spacecraft began launch from Cape Kennedy, Florida. This shuttle held 3 passengers, Neil Armstrong, michael Collins, and lastly Edwin “buzz” Aldrin. The spacecraft was going to voyage where america has never voyaged with manned spacecraft before: it was heading for the moon.”apollo 11 was the first manned spacecraft to land on the moon”(space.com). A considerable amount of
planning went into this mission.”Mission planners for NASA studied the lunar surface for 2 years. They were seeking out an ideal landing spot for apollo 11 to successfully land. They studied such surfaces with high resolution cameras taken from surveyor spacecrafts, when they found it, they named this area the sea of tranquility”(space.com). After they debated where apollo 11 should land on the moon there final decision was the sea of tranquility. “The NASA planners scheduled apollo 11 to land on the moon's sea of tranquility”(space.com). These examples prove not only how much preparation went into this mission, it also shows where and why they picked on the moon where apollo 11 should land. Apollo 11’s successful launch sprang hope into many people, after all, apollo 11 wasn't the first spacecraft in attempt to get to the moon. Apollo 11’s launch was the first part of the successfulness of this mission.
Apollo 11: on the moon On July 21, 1969, a few days after apollo 11 successfully launched, one of the passengers on apollo 11, neil Armstrong, reported to NASA “Houston, this is tranquility base, the eagle has landed” this statement meant apollo 11 had successfully land on the moon's surface. The first two hours of the landing armstrong and the crew checked their systems. 7-8 hours after that armstrong went on the lunar surface. There are multiple parts to apollo 11. “Their are 3 main parts of the spacecraft apollo 11. The first part was module columbia, this was the cockpit that astronauts were in when the spacecraft traveled through space. The second part was the lunar module the “eagle” was the part that could be launched and touch down on the moon’s surface.the final part of the spacecraft was Saturn V, which puts the spacecraft in orbit”(space.com). The astronauts did a lot of activities on the moon.”while on the moon, astronauts ran multiple experiments and tests and in addition photographed the lunar surface”(space.com). And on the moon neil armstrong, said when he took the first steps on the moon ”one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”. “An estimated 530 million people watch armstrong say his famous phrase” (space.com). The previous sentences explain the different parts of apollo that make moon travel possible. This also gave examples of what they did on the moon. Landing on the moon set records for mankind and was probably the most important part of the mission. Also it was one of the greatest accomplishments mankind has gotten. At this time in the mission armstrong said his famous phase “thats one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”.
Apollo 11: heading back On july 24, 1969, apollo finally came back to earth. Apollo landed in an ocean with all the three passengers surviving. The mission was complete and successful. “Apollo 11 splashed down in the pacific ocean, a mission time 36 minutes longer than predicted”(NASA mission interview).”the specific landing coordinates for apollo 11 was 13 degrees, 19 minutes north latitude and 169 degrees, 9 minutes west longitude”(space.com).
They also left some items on the moon. “The astronauts left a couple of item on the moon, first the erected US flag, second a medallion in memory of all who died in previous failed mission like the apollo 1 disaster. Lastly they left a note of goodwill to all countries who visit the moon in the future”(space.com). This finished off the mission and it marked history because of the success of bringing men to the moon. This describes the specific landing coordinates of apollo 11. It also shows what they left on the moon.

Apollo 11: misc. There's a lot of other amazing facts about apollo 11.
First of all the mission took corse a little over a week. “The time it took to complete the mission was 111 hours and 39 minutes”(NASA Mission interview). Armstrong And Aldrin spent a considerable amount of time on the moon's surface. “Aldrin and Armstrong spent a total of 21 hours 36 minutes on the moon itself” (NASA mission interview). The rest of the time of the mission was spent traveling through space to the moon and back. There is also cool facts about the astronauts suits. For example,they trap in heat so the wearer can go through outside climate condition of extreme temperatures.an additional fact is: “atronaut suits were equipped with a main 4 hour oxygen supply and an emergency 30 minute supply”(Unknown). Lastly the suit were made to withstand sudden drops in air pressure. The previous sentences give facts about the mission and space suits. Their is many interesting facts about space and the apollo 11
mission.

Apollo 11: conclusion Overall the apollo mission made history. It is one of the greatest achievement mankind has accomplished. The apollo 11 mission inspires many and teaches them almost anything is possible. It proved the sky is not the limit.it also shows us to try hard, take risks,and to be brave. because space travel can be dangerous. The astronauts on apollo 11 knew they might not come back to earth, but they did it.