On July 16, 1969 history was made when the first manned spacecraft landed on the moon. Since then there have been at least six moon landings. Without question this was a very important milestone in the space race. However, there are many people who believe that the National Aeronautic and Space Administration forged the moon landing broadcast. One way the first moon landing can be proven exist is its visibility. We can see it in photos from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. If humans had never
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Surveyor program (1966-1968) The Apollo missions are arguably the most famous missions of human kind. These missions allow us to determine various aspects such as the history, the age, and the composition of the Moon and the Earth. Everyone knows the story of how the astronauts set foot on the Moon, collected lunar rocks and brought them back to Earth. But how did they know what the surface of the Moon would be like? This all thanks to the Surveyor program. Consisted of seven missions, five of
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The President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, in his speech, “Decision to go to the Moon”, addresses advances in technology due to man. Kennedy’s purpose is to convince Americans of the necessity of going to the moon. He adopts a knowledgeable tone in order to explain to people how this action is possible and the good that can come from it. The first paragraphs of the speech explain the growth that man has made in the last few years. Logical appeals are used in this section, because Kennedy
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SP2000-Week 4-Effective Commemorative Speech Exercise The late President Ronald Reagan began his commemorative speech expressing deep sincerity and empathy his reason for the speech. It was a sad occasion, and I remember that day very clearly as I watched the astronauts take off, and then, what started out to be a moment of great excitement quickly turned into a heartbreaking occasion. I could not believe what I had just witnessed. I was speechless and numb. President Reagan’s face said it all
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The Apollo Missions The Apollo missions were not just "one small leap for man, one giant leap for mankind", they were a millstone in the history and capabilities of science, and no manned mission since has rivaled their audacity. The Apollo missions successfully saw human being land on the moon and return back to earth. The scientists and Astronauts that worked on the mission had to answer the questions of how to get to the moon, how to get back, how to do it cost effective, and how to do it safely
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Apollo 11 was the first space mission to the moon. American astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Edwin ¨Buzz¨ Aldrin, were the first people to ever walk on the moon. Going to the moon was a great accomplishment, because it had never been done before. It was a great opportunity to explore a different planetary body in our solar system. The Apollo 11 mission impacted history because it opened new science opportunities and brought a newfound confidence to scientists. Exploring the moon was applicable to history
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Neil Alden Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio on August 5, 1930 and was the first astronaut that has ever walked on the moon and was apart of the mission of apollo 11. Armstrong was a great influence to america and has redirected the world to the way it is.Neil A. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio,on August 5, 1930. He began his NASA career in Ohio.After serving as a naval aviator from 1949 to 1952, Armstrong joined the National Advisory Committee for
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Administration also known as NASA put a mission together named Apollo. The Apollo mission was composed of scientists and engineers to design an aircraft, to be sent into orbit and to collect lunar information. The Apollo team had 17 missions total. Not until the 8th Apollo mission did the goal of lunar orbit become achieved. On July 16, 1969 Apollo 11 was launched into orbit and on July 20, 1969 Apollo 11 landed on the moon. With the mission of Apollo 11 there were hundreds of samples collected from the moon
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on the mercury seven mission in NASA during April of 1959 and became one of the seven original Mercury astronauts. During that mission all of the men piloted at some point in orbit. Walter was also apart of other missions which included Gemini 6a, Apollo 7, and Sigma 7 throughout his career at NASA. In fact, during 1963, Walter was appointed to pilot the six orbit Sigma 7 mercury flight that was in space for approximately 9-hours and 15 minutes which at that time has been the longest U.S manned flight
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I have always been fascinated by the Apollo missions especially Apollo 11 mission, which was the grand landmark of the first humans to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969. Although it is stated by NASA that the primary objective of Apollo 11 was to complete a national goal set by President John F. Kennedy there was so much more to this incredible experience. Scientific exploration by far was the key motivation that led these astronauts and scientists to discovery more about the moon. Not only this
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