candidates had to be test pilots‚ couldn’t be taller than 5 feet 11 inches‚ and required to weigh no more than 180 pounds. Also‚ they had to be younger than 40 years old. There were physical and mental exams‚ as either some dropped out or didn’t fit
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one giant leap for mankind‚” Neil Armstrong announced to the world in 1969. This super sensational famous quote was said when the first human being took his first step onto the moon. The operation that got Armstrong on the moon and back was Apollo 11 of the Apollo program. With his leadership and risk-taking he positively changed the future. Neil Armstrong demonstrated courage‚ determination and perseverance as he accomplished the intense goals throughout his life. Armstrong was born on August fifth
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moon and the planets are there‚ and new hopes for knowledge and peace are there. And‚ therefore‚ as we set sail we ask God’s blessing on the most hazardous and dangerous and greatest adventure on which man has ever embarked.” e. What is the thesis statement? “We meet at a college noted for knowledge‚ in a city noted for progress‚ in a State noted for strength‚ and we stand in need of all three‚ for we meet in an hour of change and challenge‚ in a decade of hope and fear‚ in an age of both
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Galvez 1 Jocelynn Galvez Mrs. Cynthia Johnson Language Arts 11 H (Date) Neil Armstrong and the First Moon Landing Neil Armstrong was born on August 5th‚ 1930 in Wapakoneta‚ Ohio. At an early age he became interested in aircrafts and knew he wanted to work with it in his future. At the age of sixteen‚ Neil received his pilot’s license before he even received his driver’s license. Neil held many jobs around town especially at the local airport. 1946 Neil won a scholarship to Purdue University
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What historical event do you wish you could have participated in and why? Four days traveling to the moon on Apollo 11 had to be and amazing experience for Neil Armstrong‚ Michael Collins‚ and Edwin Aldrin. What if I had been a part of that? I can’t even begin to imagine the view‚ the emotional rollercoaster‚ or the feeling of success in that event. I wish that I could have been involved in the landing on the moon. I would be so joyful if I obtained the ability to travel to the moon. After
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20‚ 1969 and I am now completely convinced of one thing: it never happened. The Apollo Missions were an elaborate hoax to win the space race. There were photo errors (such as shadows going in different directions) and numerous film anomalies. Also‚ the astronauts were not protected by the lead needed to travel through the Van Allen radiation belt. Before my research‚ I remember looking at the photos of the Apollo 11 mission and thinking this is proof‚ I have no reason to question it. Now I look
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mankind.") when he set foot on the moon and how that particular statement came about. Armstrong feels that the notorious missing "a" was simply the result of his typically soft speech and tendency to drop syllables. Hansen ends the chapters on Apollo 11 with the statement that when the flight was over and Armstrong returned home‚ his "life on the dark side of the Moon had begun." His life as a private person was compromised. Hansen makes it understandable why Armstrong had to become a "recluse"
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Cited: Higgins‚ Nadia. Moon Landing. Edina‚ Minnesota: ABDO Publishing Company‚ 2008. Print The History Place‚ "The History Place- Apollo 11." Last modified 1999. Accessed April 3‚ 2013. http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/apollo11/index.html. Hans-Peter‚ Engel. NASA History‚ "The First Lunar Landing." Last modified 1-7-2012. Accessed April 2‚ 2013. http://history.nasa.gov/ap11ann/FirstLunarLanding/cover
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according to new claims by his brother. The astronaut had always insisted that he had not planned those historic words in advance. However‚ in a recent interview‚ his brother has insisted that Armstrong came up with the words months prior to the Apollo mission in July 1969. He also has claimed that the original phrase did include the word "a" as Armstrong had so strongly insisted when he was alive. Armstrong‚ who died in September‚ was heard by millions of people around the world as he said the
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The Moon Landing Hoax ConspiracyThe moon landing hoax controversy is still evident after 36 years. On July 20th‚ 1969 our lives changed forever. This was not due to any disastrous event that took place here on Earth‚ but an amazing event that took place in the heavens‚ when the first man walked on that wondrous thing people had gazed at and wondered about for centuries - the moon. Our world was changing at that time in leaps and bounds. It was a time of endless possibilities. Many people think of
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