Man On The Moon In the 1900’s space flight was just a topic of the future. But on June 20th‚ 1969 the US successfully landed a crew of men on the surface of the moon. The moon landing‚ Apollo 11 is considered one of the greatest accomplishments in the history of mankind. The purpose of the moon mission was to beat the Soviet Union in the space race which president at the time‚ John F. Kennedy made sure of. With the Soviets attempting to reach the moon USA’s finest scientists got together and through
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The Space Race 1960’s‚ It was an important part of the Cold War.The Soviet Union did whatever it took to tell the U.S. that they were better. They decided to become the first people to step on the moon. The U.S. found out and went to work on it right away‚ but the movie studios? Yep‚ the U.S. was trying to claim that they were the first ones on the moon.The Soviet Union on the other hand was actually trying‚ but failed. They broadcasted the “moon landings” all across the world‚ which made the Soviet
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On July 16‚ 1969 at 9:32am EDT‚ Apollo 11 launched from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral‚ Florida. Astronauts Neil Armstrong‚ Buzz Aldrin‚ and Michael Collins were aboard‚ with Neil being the commander of the mission. The spacecraft traveled 240‚000 miles in only 76 hours‚ entering lunar orbit on July 19. The next day and 1:46pm‚ Eagle‚ the lunar module‚ being manned by Armstrong and Aldrin seperated
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Apollo 11 Author Note This research is being submitted on May 24‚ 2014‚ for Barton Pritzl’s G239 Introduction to Astronomy Course. Apollo 11 American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin became the first humans ever to land on the moon. About six-and-a-half hours later‚ Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon. As he set took his first step‚ Armstrong famously said‚ “That’s one small step for man‚ one giant leap for mankind.” The Apollo 11 mission occurred eight years after
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On July 16th‚ 1969 world renowned astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin began their eight day voyage to the moon that would eventually become one of mankind’s greatest achievements. However‚ this tremendous milestone in history has raised ever growing doubt among conspiracy theorists claiming that the live broadcast provided by NASA showing Apollo 11’s lunar module landing on the moon was in fact faked. The conspiracy theory states that the landing actually occurred in an undisclosed Hollywood
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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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theories aside‚ the 1969 moon landing (above) was a rousing success for the government space program known as NASA. After a decade-long space race‚ during which it seemed to all observers that the Soviets had the edge‚ the U.S. landed Apollo 11–carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin–at the Sea of Tranquility on July 20‚ 1969. Nixon was president‚ the Vietnam War and its opposition raged‚ and Leonid Brezhnev helmed a stagnant Soviet empire. On the great list of Cold War what-ifs‚ the near-miss of the
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Also did you know buzz aldrin let Neil Armstrong step on the moon first. Apollo 11 was a moon launch for people to go to the moon. Apollo 11 is important because it was the first successful moon launching and held the first person to touch the moon. Apollo 11 charged the United States of
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upstage the photo’s intended subjects. This is only another example of our desperate need for attention. However‚ “if the generations before us had access to the same technology we do‚ they would have acted just like us.” For example‚ why wouldn’t Neil Armstrong have snapped a selfie while on the moon with earth in the background? Or photobombing “pictures takes at Woodstock or at anti-Vietnam war rallies?” Future technological advancements will undoubtedly make it even easier for us to share more
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by man that was accomplished‚Lastly “How did the Apollo eleven change the world” and what changed the world was the saying “One small step for man‚one giant leap for mankind”. The first reason is John F.Kennedy’s dream which was Kennedy hoped that Neil Armstrong‚ Edwin Aldrin‚ and Michael Collins would make it safely back down from space.Also that everyone was watching them going out to space on the “Largest Television audience in history watched live.On
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