Armstrong noted that the landing had left a small crater on the moon. Armstrong and Aldrin took photos and soil samples as well as conducting training exercises. At 3.41 Armstrong and Aldrin planted the American flag on the moon and a plaque bearing President Nixon’s signature. Armstrong and Aldrin contacted President Nixon whilst on the moon, with Nixon replying ‘This certainly has to be the most historic telephone call ever made’. Michael Collins also told mission control in Houston that he had successfully orbited the moon on the mother ship Columbia and that take off was scheduled for 17.50 that evening.
Apollo The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the third human spaceflight program carried out By the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the United States' civilian space agency, and the program was responsible for the landing of the first humans on Earth's Moon in 1969. First conceived during the Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower as a three-man spacecraft to follow the one-man Project Mercury which put the first Americans in space, Apollo was later dedicated to President John Kennedy’s national goal of "landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth" by the end of the 1960s. This was proposed to congress on May 25, 1961. After Kennedy’s assassination the dream of landing a man on the moon was still very much alive in American society. Firstly the main goal of the American government was to land on the moon before Russia did.
The Skylab Space Station was launched May 14, 1973, from the NASA Kennedy Space Center by the colossal Saturn V launch vehicle (the moon rocket of the Apollo Space Program). Sixty-three seconds after liftoff of the Space Station, the shield designed to protect it from meteoroids also to shade Skylab's workshop—moved without any intent. The shield was torn from the space station because of atmospheric drag. This event led to a ten-day period where Skylab has many problems that had to be taken care of before the space station would be safe for future missions. The Skylab Space Station was launched into orbit on May 14, 1973 as part of the Apollo program.
In the nineteen seventies the vision for a space telescope would become a reality. The European Space Agency and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration would begin work on the Hubble telescope. Hubble was launched on April 25, 1990, and would become the first space telescope. According to an official NASA release, “The
Should we believe them? First of all, in the period of 1969 to 1972 twelve spacemen stepped on the Moon. Most of them are still alive, and can share their experience of the trip. To prove their expedition, they brought sufficient evidence from the Moon; Apollo returned with 841 pounds of Moon rocks (NASA, 2001). The second proof is the declaration of Dr. Norman about these special rocks.
This expedition alighted astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the surface of the moon on July 20th, 1969 which enabled them to collect the first samples from another planetary body (1). For many, this was an event that marked a momentous time in history but for others, this was nothing more than a hoax. “The whole thing seems phony to me,” says After viewing this documentary, Phil Plaits said, “From the first moment to the very last, the program is loaded with bad thinking, ridiculous suppositions and utterly wrong science.” People like Plaits were outraged by the fact that there were others that thought that such a triumphant event was staged but what did cause people to believe that such a massive feat was staged? Discrepancies in the pictures, videos and accounts of the crew misled the public to believe that the spacecraft Apollo 11 never made it to the moon and man never set foot there. One discrepancy that was found in the pictures on the moon was that there were no stars.
This, for scientists is a very realistic possibility, and therefore we must continue to shed light on the unknown parts of the universe and specifically Mars, so that one day you might face the heartbreaking situation in which your grandchild is going on a one way-trip to the red planet. Why Mars? The planet Gliese 581 st surface conditions are ideal for us humans to live in, so why isn't that planet Nasa's target for our potential second home? The sole reason for this is that Gliese 581 is 20.3 light years away from Earth, or 192048727 000 000 kilometers. The fastest spacecraft made by humans is Voyager 1 and speeds along in the emptiness of space with 57,600 kph, whereby the speed of light is 1.07925285000000000 kph.
Ezekiel E. Wolf Professor Robertson English 1101, 10:00 a.m. 10 August 2013 Wasted Effort or the Next Step? Space: An endless void; empty at first glance, yet so full of possibilities. Mankind has been reaching for the shiny balls of gas it calls “stars” that illuminate the darkness of our universe since the beginning of time. Many astronomers and other experts agree with the quote that Star Trek lovers are all too familiar with: “Space: the frontier.” They believe that the next step for humanity involves the exploration, and eventually, colonization, of space. Others feel that Star Trek's quotes should be considered the same as the show itself: Fictional and for those with time to waste on naive optimism.
How the Discoveries of the Planets Changed our World Forever Many people do not realize it, but the discovery of the planets lead to the biggest space exploration of its time, and in the end changed the world forever. While many people do not believe that the discovery of the planets were important, it led to many ideas and theories that have helped us explore and expand our understanding of the world we live in. I believe that people should know the truth about the significance of the planets. Imagine the world without antibiotics. We wouldn't live nearly as long as we do without them.
SPACE EXPLORATION THE PROS AND CONS Corey Taylor ENG 122 ENGLISH COMPISTION II Instructor Cathy Cousar June 9th, 2011 American’s pay a great deal of tax money towards the efforts of furthering our space programs, and many don’t see the necessity for it or what we could possible gain from it. The benefits of exploring space are so much more than just going to distance planets. It’s not just about where we go; but also about how we got there and what we learned along the way. The topic of space exploration is a controversial one in the United States. There are just as many people against space exploration, as there are supporting it.