When Neil Armstrong first touched down on the moon in 1969, millions of people watched him take the first step and create history (Villard). Yet even as we’ve moved on from the moon landings and consider them as a pivotal point for mankind, “Forty years after U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon, many conspiracy theorists still insist the Apollo 11 moon landing was an elaborate hoax”(Than). The idea that our voyage to the moon was deliberately staged seems to resurface year after year. While the conspiracy theorists claim the moon landing was a hoax, creating a fake moon landing would have been more expensive and difficult than actually reaching the moon. The race to the moon began on October 5, 1957, when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik into orbit around the earth: “When the Soviet Union launched the satellite Sputnik, on October 4, 1957, the United States experienced a technological identity crisis”(Olson).
In one scene the team successfully follows the instructions on how to build a CO2 filter from the items available to them on the space craft. This example is key as to how teams can function effectively, since the initial construction of the filter was done by the ground control team and then communicated by radio to the spacecraft. Another scene which gives an example of similar problem solving skills was during an issue with the navigation equipment, in which the crew loses access to navigation tools. The team worked together to keep the moon centered in a small window to avoid losing their trajectory to Earth. A quick response to such a serious situation could only have been achieved by an experienced team.
John F. Kennedy spoke with hope while addressing the United States on September 12th. He spoke of the greatest journey that this nation is set on accomplishing. He spoke about making a gradual process to someday set foot on the moon, also to make a mark in history upon the moon, in time. John F. Kennedy gave the original, “We choose to go to the moon,” speech. Throughout this speech, Kennedy admits to the huge amounts of money being spent on the space program.
However, the design of the shuttles is aging quickly as the vehicles are reaching retirement. In order to see the damage done to the space tile, the shuttle executed a backwards flip so that the underbelly of the vehicle could be photographed. An instrument boom with a laser scanner was then used to precisely determine the measurements of the hole in the tile. After many ground based simulations of reentry, NASA determined that the aluminum structure beneath the tiles would not become damaged to the point of expensive and timely repairs upon reentry. However, the astronauts onboard were prepared to attempt techniques that had not been done before.
It started with a man by the name of Bill Kaysing in. He said that he had a big discovery and proof that we did not land on the moon. He continues on by saying that the moon landing staged and he questioned NASA about a few discrepancies that he found and NASA declined to answer. I think that this is a very reliable source because it gives dates and names and other sources to reference. This will be a very useful source because it does give me other sources that I may use and it raises good questions.
Speculation that the moon landings were faked began circulating almost as soon as the Apollo 11 landed back on Earth. Bill Kaysing, author of ‘We Never Went to the Moon: Americas 30 Billion Dollar Swindle’, is often credited with being the leader of the moon landing conspiracy theories. He was also featured in ‘Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon?’. The show created a stir and is credited with reviving speculation that the landings were a hoax. After the broadcast, NASA was bombarded with so many questions from the public that it was forced to post an official answer on its website.
Mission Abort This is probably the most shocking video we’ve seen this year in class. It’s scary to see the devastating ripple effect the closing of one major industry can have on a community. The sad truth is that during the economic recession communities all across America had to deal with the closing or relocation of big businesses. Brevard County got hit the worst because from the beginning the heart and soul of this county was the NASA program. When a county is single handedly supported by one program like NASA you live and die by it.
President John F. Kennedy passionately delivered his speech “We choose to go to the moon” at Rice University on September 12, 1962 to persuade citizens to help fund and support the effort of NASA to send a manned spaceflight to the moon. Kennedy’s use of anaphora, specification of possible outcomes and rhetorical questions provides an overwhelming show of his confidence in the United States being the first on the moon. John F. Kennedy repeatedly used anaphora in his speech to strike into the hearts of the people. “Despite the striking fact that most of the scientists… despite the fact that this Nation’s own scientific manpower… despite that, the vast stretches of the unknown…” In this quote, he wanted to emphasize that despite all that we have accomplish we still have more to go. We cannot stop and say we are satisfied with what we have now.
Whitney Kline Apollo 11 Newspaper Analysis “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” This famous quote by Neil Armstrong has become a staple in our world’s history of scientific achievements. On July 21st, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were the first 2 men to step foot on the moon. This historical event put the American people, as well as most of the World, at a standstill. The media coverage was astronomical throughout the entire event, reporting on everything from the actual space achievement, the events logistics, and the people’s reactions back on earth. Researching this event, since it was so monumental, I wanted to see how the bigger cities reported on the event.
Engineers had warned their superiors that rubber components that were located in the rocket boosters on the external fuel tank (which were the parts that fell off after take-off leaving the shuttle to its’ mission) called O-rings, which sealed the joints of said rocket boosters, were prone to failure at low temperatures. Low temperatures could cause a brittle rubber thus breaking the seal easily. Due to the reluctance to delay the mission yet another day, those warnings went unheeded. Challenger took off at 11:39 a.m. Seventy-three seconds after take-off the main fuel tank exploded sending the shuttle into a plummet into the Atlantic Ocean. Millions watched the coverage including the astronauts on board, who had to witness their imminent death in front row seats as there was nothing