Each accomplishment recognized represented an upgrade in score for those who were keeping tabs (everyone really). Yet even though the outcome was favorable for a certain organization in points the real “winner” was determined by the transporting a human to the moon, first. The beginning was marked on October 4, 1957 when the Soviet Union (USSR) launched a satellite into orbit (The USA hadn’t done anything close to this at this point) around the Earth. Sputnick 1 (as it was named) was then followed by Sputnick 2 making an even bigger impact on the USSR’s standing considering it now became the first satellite to carry life (a dog named Lika) from Earth to space. And, in an attempt to catch up (as they probably
While it is true that Earth has benefitted from past space exploration, it remains very important for the leaders of America to weigh the pros and cons of further exploration. They must take into consideration today’s economy and the fact that many people are much more concerned about their jobs here on Earth, rather than worrying about exploring other planets. American exploration of Mars began in the late 1990s, and since that time, the United States has sent eight different vehicles to the Red Planet (Kluger 24). All of this exploration has been very expensive for the American taxpayers. Recently, the idea of privatizing the business of sending cargo and astronauts into low-earth orbit has become a reality.
They claim since that the photos and videos of the Apollo voyage are only available through NASA, there is no other independent verification, thus the moon landings were a hoax. The competition for superior technology was fierce and theorists claim that it would have been cheaper to fake the moon landings, and prove to Russia that the U.S. had greater technology. The evidence provided by these theorists include many anomalies such as: 1. the waving flag theory. Conspiracy theorists point out that when the landing was televised viewers could see the American flag fluttering as Armstrong and Aldrin planted it on the moon. Being that they were in space there is no air in the moon’s atmosphere thus a flag waving is impossible.
The United States tried to out-do Soviet Union’s space missions by landing the very first man on the moon. As a result, NASA came up with the infamous Apollo 1 mission. Many Americans favored the mission, but there were ones who politically disagree with it. The Apollo mission was launched in 1969, carrying 2 man including Neil Armstrong onto the moon. This successful mission led Americans to believe that they won the unofficial race, but the Soviets differ by claiming that launching the first man to space makes them the victors.
You think you are so cool because you are by the smallest planet, well at least you think it’s a planet. This is where I come in, to help you figure out why Pluto isn’t a planet anymore. History Pluto has been a planet for 76 years, so why wouldn’t it be now? It all started when ancient people thought there were only 5 planets, Mercury, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn. They didn’t include the earth because this is when people thought that the Earth was the center of everything.
The Soviet Union dominated much of the early aspects of the space race. However, the United Stated used a methodical building approach that was achieved due to the earlier stages of the space race, Project Gemini and Mercury achievements, and the manned mission to the moon. The Space Race was a milestone in human history, its beginning will always be remembered as a race between two battling super powers of the time. Astronaut Neil Armstrong fulfilled as dream as old as humanity as he took the first human steps onto a planetary body, “That's one small step for man. One giant leap for mankind."
The footage showed that the certain walking skipping techniques you see in the Apollo 11 footage were actually the most efficient way to move around in the moons gravity. Another conspiracy that viewers had was about 2 of the photos taken during the Apollo 11 mission, one of them being about the topography and light sources. On one of the photos you can see that the shadows of the space module and some of the lunar rocks on the moon’s surface have different directions. Conspiracy theorists say that you can’t have 2 different angled shadows from the same light source. The myth busters put this it the test buy building a model of the moon’s surface and used shifted the topography so that it showed to perpendicular shadows from the same light source.
The new era of America Imagine the time of the free spirited hippies, impeachment of President Richard Nixon, when the allied forces were pulled out of Vietnam after a 10 year war, when The Rolling stones and Led Zeppelin were just small bands trying to make it in the new era of “rock and roll”. Envision a world where drugs were the newest fad and video games, computers, and televisions were only a new experiment that many people didn’t even possess in their homes is a difficult idea to process because it was in fact decades ago. The 1970’s was one of the most creative and monumental decades America has seen. The decade America is currently in is one of no name, some call it the new millennium, other call it the thousands and some simply say it’s the decade between 2000-2009. Whatever decade America is in is vastly different from the decade of the seventies and yet similar in ways most people overlook.
NASA has sent many space craft to the moon. Apollo 13 really breaks the mold when several technical difficulties occur, during the flight that causes the three brave pilots to capture the true meaning of being a pilot.Apollo 13 was launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida, by a giant Saturn V launch vehicle and only minutes later was inserted into orbit around Earth. About 2 1/2 hours after launch, the still-attached S IVB third stage was reignited to provide the final boost toward the Moon. The transposition maneuver was carried out efficiently, and soon Apollo 13 was coasting toward the Moon on a path so accurate that the first planned course adjustment was canceled. Later in the mission, the craft underwent a hybrid transfer maneuver to facilitate landing in the
The Mars One Project (MOP) is a global non-profit organization that plans to send four individuals to land and live on Mars in 2023. However, the mission will not be easy and executing it successfully will require much mental, physical, and technological training. With that being said, many questions and explanations are needed about the plan's mission, finance, feasibility, reasoning, preparation, and technology. The Mar's One Project's reason to go to Mars is fairly straightforward. Sending people to live on Mars is another giant leap for mankind's history and progression.