Apollo 11- Turning Point in History Apollo 11 was a turning point not only in American history but also in human history. When Neil Armstrong took that first step on the moon in 1969‚ almost the whole world was sitting behind an old black-and-white TV watching the first step on the moon. Apollo 11 was a turning point in history for many reasons. First‚ putting a man on the moon put ideas that were impossible in to possible. Second‚ the Americans won the space race which made America a world
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11 was ready to launch the Saturn 5 space shuttle. On July 16 1969‚ Apollo 11 launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. They traveled to the moon and arrived in lunar orbit on July 19. On board the Saturn 5 was Neil Armstrong and Buzz aldrin. After stepping on the lunar surface Neil Armstrong spoke these memorial words “one small step for man‚ one giant leap for mankind”. After their stay on the moon (21 hours and 31 minutes) they blasted off the top part of the lunar lander and returned to earth
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that day 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
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the 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
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Neil Peart and his band Rush released the song “Subdivisions” on May 15‚ 1982. “Subdivisions” by Neil Peart explains that being different is not a bad thing in eight stanzas and thirty-six lines through the use of imagery and metaphors. The song “Subdivisions elaborates on the conformity in the suburbs and those who are different are cast out. It also talks about how people want to move to the city so they can live their own independent lives without having to conform. Once they get to the city‚
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Pioneer 4 fell into orbit and became the first satellite to orbit the sun. May 25‚ 1961 president J.F.K thought of a new idea for NASA. To send a man to the moon. It started the agency’s Apollo program. The on July 20‚ 1969‚ when Neil Armstrong’s took the first leap off the Apollo 11. Ever since NASA’s founding in 1958‚ every president from has left his mark in the space program. NASA is a political arm of any administration. Lance Armstrong was the first
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“That’s one small step for man‚ one giant leap for mankind‚” (Neil Armstrong). On July 16‚ 1969‚ over a million people crammed onto the shores of Cape Canaveral to see a glimpse of the first spaceship heading to the moon launch into space (Reynolds 134). A monumental event would soon take place‚ but that would only be the beginning. The world and it’s technology was about to change forever. As Neil Armstrong once said‚ “It’s a beginning of a new age‚” (Loff). Although many people only remember
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into space before. Neil Armstrong‚ Edwin Buzz Aldrin Jr.‚ and Michael Collins. They where all main parts and important to this mission. The men were sent off in space on July 16‚ 1969 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The place they landed in was the Sea of Tranquility. A camera in the eagle watched live as Armstrong went down the ladder onto the moon on July 20‚ 1969. Armstrong also said the words‚ “That’s one small step for man and one giant leap for mankind.” Neil Armstrong was the
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greatest accomplishments for America. This event is right at the top of the list with events such as The Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ Obama becoming presedent in 2009‚ and the Emancipation proclamation of 1863. On July 16 of 1969 three men‚ commander Neil Armstrong‚ Command module pilot Michael Collins and lunar module pilot Edwin ”Buzz” Aldrin launched inside of a rocket‚ with 7.5 million pounds of thrusting upward into space to make as Buzz Aldrin once said “One
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F. 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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