The reasons why Kennedy wanted to send Americans to the moon because the soviet union had a lot of satellites and 40 of them were by Americans and the soviet were far more sophisticated and supplied and far more knowledge.There nations own scientific manpower that is doubling every 12 years in a rate of growth. Kennedy wanted the first man in the United States to make it in the moon because in this text it refers that ¨Man in his quest for knowledge and progress,is determined and cannot be deterred¨
Words: 300 - Pages: 2
missions that NASA sent out have achieved their goals but also some missions have failed. Apollo 11, Hubble Telescope, and Spirit and Opportunity were sent into outer space, had spinoffs, and also helped us gain information on the planets and the universe. Apollo 11 is the only Apollo mission that succeeded. Apollo 11 was launched on July 16, 1969. Apollo 11 was sent by Former President John F. Kennedy. He sent Apollo 11 because it was a “ space race” against the Soviet
Words: 490 - Pages: 2
Three, two, one… The sky roared into a fiery red as the rocket shot into the sky, calming the surrounding atmosphere into a sudden silence. This was the launch of the Apollo 13 mission. Three astronauts, Lovell, Swigart, and Haise, were sent on this mission to explore a hilly section on the moon. So far, the mission was going as planned and very well, at least for now. No one knew of the catastrophe that was soon coming. When Swigart was instructed to “turn on the fans inside the oxygen tanks
Words: 452 - Pages: 2
From the first telescope to the first steps on the moon, NASA has so much to be proud of. It all started in early 1958, when NASA launched the first American craft to orbit moon. After they had their first accomplishment, they started to launch crafts that were aimed at the moon. In December 1958, NASA started working on a project that would send men to space known as Project Mercury. In the beginning of Project Mercury, NASA launched 13 spacecrafts into space. 6 failed due to trouble in the rockets
Words: 760 - Pages: 4
supports the fact that humans did really land on the moon in 1969. Humans first stepped on the moon on July 20, 1969. Achieving one of mankind's greatest exploration accomplishments. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon and landed the lunar module "Eagle". The crew of Apollo 11 were all experienced astronauts, they had all flown missions into space before. Mission planners at NASA studied the lunar surface for two years, they were searching
Words: 407 - Pages: 2
Space Exploration: Apollo missions What was the motivation that led to the discovery? I did not find any specific reasoning for the motivation of the Apollo missions except for the fact that we wanted to see if we could get to the moon. Roger Launius said in his paper, Interpreting the Moon Landings, “They don’t know what to do when they get there.” Launius was talking about the media who was covering the first moon walk. It was exciting at first and then they were bored after the first hour because
Words: 451 - Pages: 2
This site encouarges readers to delve into their own investigations of the hoax. Covering current issues about the Obama administration to modern day UFO spottings, this blog’s range of topics will keep you browsing. The Conspiracy Behind The Apollo Space Mission – This basic article written by Greg Scott, from the archives of articlebase.com, throws out the obvious (and not so obvious questions to those who are new to the topic) questions such as: Is there a breeze on the Moon? What Happened
Words: 802 - Pages: 4
The Apollo Group, Inc. has an interesting beginning and was able to finally find eventual success. The Apollo Group founded the University of Phoenix in 1976, the founder was Dr. John Sperling. Dr John Sperling decided to go after an opportunity that consisted of creating a university geared toward working adults. Since 1976 the Apollo Group, Inc. has forged ahead and found a spot on the Fortune 500 list falling from it’s number 452 spot in 2011 to its 2012 number 504 ranking. How Apollo Group
Words: 274 - Pages: 2
Intimidation in Sport JoThaddeus Morgan Axia College of University of Phoenix According to the Axia College Week Three reading Intimidation, Competition, and Sportsmanship (2003), “Intimidation is the act of causing someone to be fearful, withdrawn, or coerced” (p.56). In the scenario in Appendix B, the athletes, coach, official, and spectators all exhibited some form of intimidation and in the following paragraphs will explain how and suggest an alternative behavior for each participant
Words: 470 - Pages: 2
February 29, 2012 Apollo 11 Controlling Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the astronauts that were a part of the Apollo 11 mission. I. The main crew A. Neil Armstrong-Commander B. Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.-Lunar Module Pilot C. Michael Collins-Command Module Pilot II. The launch information A. July 16, 1969 B. 9:32 a.m. C. Launch pad 39A D. Saturn-V AS 506 E. High Bay 1 F. Mobile Launch Platform 1 G. Firing room 1 III. Landing
Words: 783 - Pages: 4
