Apollo 11 From countdown to splashdown‚ Apollo 11 ’s mission was filled with some surprising twists and turns. It took a combination of luck‚ determination and guts for the crew of Michael Collins‚ Buzz Aldrin‚ and Neil Armstrong to get the Eagle to the surface of the moon with only 30 seconds of fuel remaining! Experience the moments leading up to the lunar landing with me. On the morning of July 16‚ 1969 a 60-ton Saturn 5 rocket was given a thorough inspection on launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy
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Lovell shared with mission control when terror struck the spacecraft two hundred thousand miles into its journey to the Moon. On board Apollo 13‚ along with Commander Jim Lovell‚ were Command Module Pilot Jack Swigert‚ and Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise (Kluger). After given a command from Houston to turn on the hydrogen and oxygen tank stirring fans‚ the spacecraft’s Service Module exploded followed by loss of electrical power and control of the ship. Forced to abort the mission‚ the crew faced many
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Apollo Space Missions The Apollo Missions I feel weren’t exactly a discovery‚ they were a challenge issued by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. His challenge directed NASA to send‚ and land a man on the moon‚ then bring them home without harm. He also directed NASA to do this within before 1970. One of the main questions that was asked of the Apollo Space Program was could the feat of sending a man to space be achieved by the end of the decade. Another was‚ is the price of sending a manned
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On December 21st‚ 1968 Apollo 8 launched off of the surface of the Earth. It was the second mission in the United States Apollo space program involving human spaceflight. Three brave men departed the planet on the spacecraft‚ Lunar Module Pilot William Anders‚ Command Module Pilot James Lovell‚ and Commander Frank Borman. These brave astronauts made history in several ways; they became the first human beings to be launched out of low Earth orbit‚ they were the first humans too see the entire Earth
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vastness of space” [American Experience: Race to The Moon 7]‚ remarked Lovell on his second and final mission to the moon. Jim Lovell had a very normal‚ one could call it‚ childhood. He was born in Cleveland‚ Ohio on March 25‚ 1928 to parents Blanche and James Lovell. Although‚ his parents moved him to Milwaukee‚ Wisconsin when he was still a young child. There he spent his time
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rivalry was created). Korolev was able to participate in a prison research facility‚ and after liberation he created the R-7 missile or “Little Seven”. Despite the failure of the first launches‚ his most profound invention simulated a nuclear strike mission on August 3‚ 1957‚ and on October 4‚ it became a space launcher. Sputnick 1 became the first manmade object in space after being launched by the R-7 intercontinental ballistic missile; thus
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The Apollo 11 Mission It all started with one statement: ’’I believe this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal‚ before this decade is out‚ of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth.’’ President John F. Kennedy said this in a special joint session of Congress on May 25‚ 1961. But why was sending a man to the moon so important to the United States? Well‚ the main reason was the US at the time was behind the Soviet Union in space travel developments‚ And America in
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During the mission‚ Gemini 6‚ a second manned rocket was launched. The goal was to have the two vehicles rendezvous in orbit. This feat was accomplished‚ marking the first time the U.S. program completed a challenge before the Russians. The Gemini 7 flight plan also had the astronauts conducing twenty experiments ranging from nutrition to the physical condition of the pilots. This mission was also the first to be televised. All the missions were not without problems. Gemini 8 pilots‚ Neil
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dates‚ and purpose of the event in 2 to 3 sentences in the Identify column. Include why the event is significant in the Significance column‚ and add a reference for your material in the Reference column. Medicare Medicaid The War on Poverty The Apollo Program The Department of Housing and Urban Development The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Tax Cuts for Economic Growth Job Corps National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities National School Lunch Act of 1946 Wilderness Act of 1964 Food Stamp Act of 1964
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Apollo 11 Mission The Apollo 11 mission was the first man mission to land on the Moon. The Apollo 11 team left Kennedy Space Center on July 16‚ 1969 at 13:32UTC. The mission’s team included Commander Neil Alden Armstrong‚ Commander Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Eugene “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. After being in orbit for 72 hours‚ Armstrong and Aldrin climbed into the Lunar Module‚ named the Eagle‚ and prepared for their descent to the Lunar surface.
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