Apollo 11 is probably the most famous NASA mission in United States history. The mission that took man to the moon. The mission that made "...one small step for a man‚ one giant leap for mankind" a recognizable phrase throughout every home in America. The mission that captivated not only the nation‚ but the world. The world had recently changed its sights from Imperialism to the vast unknown‚ namely‚ space. It was common knowledge that the USSR was making incredible progress into space exploration
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would give us a glimpse of hope. A chance to see an event so breathtaking and defying‚ it would be man’s greatest accomplishment in the 20th century. As millions of people watched from their TV sets‚ a rush of euphoria came over the nation as Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the surface of the moon. It was the first time in the history of mankind that we would step on the surface of another celestial body. John F. Kennedy dared us to dream‚ he inspired the nation to reach for the moon‚ to set ourselves
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people. I believe love for all people is why Neil Armstrong stated the infamous phrase‚ “One small step for man‚ one giant leap for mankind.” However‚ planting the US flag gave every engineer‚ fellow astronauts and millions of citizens on earth‚ an overflowing sense of pride to be an American. This act of not only symbolizes we were the first nation to visit the moon‚ but unified a patriotic spirit held deep inside us all. In my opinion‚ Mr. Armstrong recognizing the efforts of everyone at NASA and
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conversations the astronauts had. It tells us what happened until ten minutes after the first landing on the moon. The second part of the text is about brief events from the moment Armstrong stepped off the ladder from Eagle and on to the moon’s surface. This text tells us the time of each even happening. Neil Armstrong said “That’s one small step for man‚ but one great leap for mankind.” as he stepped on the lunar surface. The third part of the text is basically about some commentaries from
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and there is no wind on the moon. People say this flag was made of a hard substance‚ so that it would wave and look patriotic. The reason that they had this mission was only to have the first manned moon landing‚ and they succeeded on that goal. Neil Armstrong was the commander on the mission‚ Michael Collins was the command module pilot‚ and Edwin Aldrin was the lunar module pilot. The questions being answered in my essay will be these: 1. What sort of things did they bring back from the Moon?
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beginning‚ Gene Kranz talked about being a team. Teamwork played a significant role due to the success of the mission of Apollo 11. Teamwork made such an impact because it was the highest of intelligence of guys sitting in those chairs guiding Neil Armstrong to either land‚ abort or even crash with this mission. Adding on‚ all these genius have to have a different perspective of the plan to land on the moon. With this in mind‚ all these young men had to come together and literally put together a plan
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8/16/13 Share 0 Bhutan Baby: Travelling to the Moon - An Essay for School More Next Blog» Create Blog Sign In Bhutan Baby Adventures of a foreign girl growing up in Bhutan SUNDAY‚ MAY 13‚ 2012 FOLLOWERS Join this site w ith Google Friend Connect Travelling to the Moon - An Essay for School Travelling to the moon was once considered science fiction‚ but now people can be sent to the moon by spaceships. Spacesuits help a lot in outer space‚ too: They have a pressurized atmosphere
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Moon Hoax: or did We Jump Over the Moon On July 20‚ 1969‚ Neil Armstrong will take the first steps on the moon. The motivation for this great achievement derived from the speech President Kennedy gave urging America to make it to the moon before the end of the decade. There was only one organization within the government capable of doing such a task‚ that was NASA. Once NASA got the funding they would immediately start planning the mission to get to the moon. This wasn’t as easy as it sounded.
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American Literature 6 March 2013 Apollo 11 On July 16‚ 1969‚ Apollo 11 launched from Cape Kennedy to make its journey to the moon. After 109 hours and 42 minutes‚ Commander Neil Armstrong took “one small step for man‚ one giant leap for mankind” on July 20‚ 1969‚ making Apollo 11 the most influential event in American history (Ryba). This mission did all but land someone on the moon‚ it achieved the goal set by the president of the United States‚ it
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Kennedy petitioned congress for $7 billion to $9 billion dollars for the space race and to successfully send a man to the moon and bring him safely home. In roughly eight years‚ NASA was able to produce the desired results when on July 20‚ 1969 Neil Armstrong took “one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.”
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