A Man With a Mission
In the midst of the United States and Soviet Russia Space Race, United States astronaut Neil Armstrong's exploration of the moon became one of the most important space journeys of all time. It helped shape the possibilities of what humans could accomplish in outer space expeditions.
After the major success of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, several other moon missions were planned. NASA had new found knowledge of inter space travel which they wanted to use to its extent. Many more space missions were sent out to do different tasks on the Moon’s surface, thanks to Neil Armstrong and the crew of the Apollo 11.
The Apollo 11 moon landing had a very positive long term effect in the world of …show more content…
That man is Neil Armstrong. He is basically the definition of the word exploration. He was the commander of the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon. He was among the first people to ever travel to a celestial body outside of Earth. What he did was a huge contribution to society, showing exactly what was possible in inner space travel. He spent nearly two and a half hours taking photos and samples which strongly helped scientist’s understanding of outer space. He had to prove his courage when he maneuvered the Eagle landing module around craters. When he stepped out of the ship, he sealed his spot in history among the greatest explorers of all time. He left the Moon twenty-one hours, thirty-six minutes later and got back to Earth on July 24, 1969. He later won the Medal of Freedom and Congressional Space Medal of Honor for his work as an explorer. Neil Armstrong is, and forever will be, one of the greatest explorers of all time.
In the mid 1960's, the Cold War is as yet running solid with not a single end to be found. With the dispatch of the USSR satellite, the Sputnik, strains were as high as ever. American's expected that with Russia's newly discovered force, they could bomb places in the US easily. This began the Space Race to the Moon, resulting in the Apollo 11 Moon landing.
Before Neil Armstrong was an astronaut for NASA, he was an airplane pilot. He learned to fly a plane