The Times of London article‚ "Man Takes First Steps on the Moon‚" and "The July 16‚ 1969‚ Launch: A Symbol of Man’s Greatness‚" are two very different pieces of work with few similarities. The Times article seems to be very factual informative‚ while focusing mainly on the actual landing of Apollo 11 and the events that happened following it. Contrastingly‚ the commentary given by Ayn Rand in "The July 16‚ 1969‚ Launch: A Symbol of Man’s Greatness‚" expands on the initial launch and the feelings
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It is human nature to explore one’s surroundings. People have never known what is beyond our world‚ or beyond the Earth’s stratosphere. Spacecrafts are the answer. There are different kinds of spacecrafts‚ like probes‚ satellites‚ and rockets. Satellites do not contain people‚ but they are built to send pictures and videos back to Earth. The Voyager missions are one of the most successful satellites ever built. The Voyager missions changed the way we explore space today‚ encounter interstellar space
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Before there was the International Space Station‚ before there was Mir‚ there was Skylab. The International Space Station has been home to eight resident crews who have performed fantastic research in the microgravity of Earth orbit. But none of this would have been possible without Skylab. From the launch on May 14‚ 1973‚ to the return of its final crew on Feb. 8‚ 1974‚ the Skylab program proved that humans can live and work in outer space for extended periods of time. Pete Conrad‚ Paul Weitz and
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What was the Roswell incident? There are many speculations as to what it really was. Some say UFO. Some people brush it off and don’t really care. Then some people say it was just a weather balloon. There are many theories as to what it is. But which one is right? In 1947‚ unidentifiable debris were discovered in a sheep pasture in Roswell‚ New Mexico. The local Air Force simply said that it was just a weather balloon. But‚ many other people disagreed‚ and thought it was remains from and extraterrestrial
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To boldly go where NO other 77-year old has gone before. John Glenn was the first American to EVER orbit the earth‚ and later on he was the oldest man to EVER go into space! John Glenn had a very interesting life. He was an astronaut‚ he served in the military‚ he was a husband‚ father‚ grandfather‚ and even a senator. His early life was very important to him‚ being an astronaut was a big part of his life‚ and being a Marine Aviator was something that showed his true patriotism. When John Glenn
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Wanderlust I am a tree. Colors changing and ever flourishing. Planted and rooted into this silly place we call earth. I was born in the shady town of Bennington Vermont. Small‚ quaint and smothered in trees. Hazy green sugar maple leaves scatter the ground. My leaves first saw sunlight on a pale day in November back in 1967. Life was simple. Days were filled with warm kisses of sunlight and sweet tea. Mom made the best sweet tea. There were many adventures to be had and places to be discovered
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* Two officers pull the old man that was beating Alex off him‚ when they do; Alex is surprised to find his old friend and old enemy Dim and Billy boy. Billy boy and Dim take Alex to the country side and beat him brutally. * Alex hears a machine towards the country side and goes to a place marked ‘Home’ where he crawls and knocks on the door. A man answers and sees Alex in this state and lets him in‚ not knowing that Alex and his friends had been to his house before when they raped the man’s
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The Transformation of a Fishing Village A drowned man is anything but handsome. In the film “Castaway” made in the year 2000‚ the main character played by Tom Hanks pulls a drowned man who was his pilot from the sea. He is bloated and his skin is green. He is definitely not a handsome man. Why then would Gabriel Garcia Marquez write a story about a handsome drowned man? Marquez writes a magical story of a man from a faraway land washing up on the shore of a remote village. Though he is dead‚ the
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Apollo 13 Assignment 1. • Sputnik-1 - USSR - (1957)- First artificial satellite. • Pioneer 0 - USA Lunar Orbiter - (August 17‚ 1958) -First stage exploded. • Luna 3 - USSR Lunar Far Side Flyby - (October 4‚ 1959) - First image of the Moon’s hidden side • Apollo 11 - USA Lunar Manned Lander -Apollo 11 was the first manned lunar landing‚ which took place on July 20‚ 1969 2. The Apollo 13 malfunction was caused by an explosion and rupture of oxygen tank no. 2 in the service module
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The three astronauts is planing to go the moon with Apollo 13 spaceship in 1970. They are Alan Shepard‚ Fred Haise‚ Ken Mattingly. Apollo trips plan was change at that time because Alan Shepard have a problem with one of his ears and he can’t go on Apollo 13. So Jim Lovell took his place. They have their own responsibility‚ Ken is the command module pilot‚ Fred and Jim are lunar module pilots. The command module is home for astronauts on space and small lunar module use when astronauts down to the
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