Soon after that launch president John F. Kennedy gave a speech in which he said something that rallied the imaginations of every American who heard it and caused every type of reaction. In the words of John F. Kennedy, "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth." He told America that if they were to reach the moon that they would have to work together. It was from that point on that the U.S. really started pulling forward in the Space Race. NASA realized that before they could send a man to the moon they would have to have a filler mission in which a group of three astronauts were sent into orbit in the same space craft.…
Because of that day, America would forever be recognized and respected to an unremarkably high extent, astronomical knowledge would be stretched to greater lengths than ever envisioned , American pride would be boosted beyond belief, and humans across the world would be inspired to an unimaginable degree. Because of Apollo 11’s triumph, lives were changed and humanly impossible things were made humanly possible. America not only won the space race, but won over the emotional hearts of many, that had been lost. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins were the very first to achieve something that only nine other men have ever done. These prestigious men accomplished something so great in their faithful Apollo 11 spacecraft.…
Apollo technology has made numerous innovations for missions, but they also carried over to the everyday world. Many of innovations personally impact individuals globally. For example, I have used many of NASA’s technologies for medical, school, and home scenarios. During multiple school projects we used solar power to complete labs, and also use calculators on a daily bases that use solar panels. I have also used digital image analyzers and software, or an MRI, due to a knee injury received when I was participating in volleyball.…
The Apollo missions were influential for all of mankind in many ways. During the Cold War, an arms race escalated the height of space exploration, and raised our awareness through large appropriated tax dollars towards research and development of spaceflight, and humanity as a whole as a species who transverses among the galaxy. Originally, the Apollo program was partly a political ploy to bankrupt the Soviet Union, it provided modern astrophysicists many answers to questions. We needed to know if humans could survive spaceflight and the rigors of space. Relying on the works of many great minds from Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, all the way back to Aristotle’s perception of a vacuum, the space race has and always will be the pinnacle of…
Apollo missions had significant impacts towards later science technologies. The mission’s success made space exploration and planetary studies popular and concrete. Space travel also became easier and cheaper, which gave attention to a whole new area in technology, astronomy. These studies allowed us to learn about our home Earth, the Milky Way galaxy, and even the entire universe. The knowledge of astronomy encouraged space investigations.…
During the 17th century, an English scientist Sir Isaac Newton showed the scientific research for rocketry. Newton represented his idea of motion into three different laws. These explained how rockets work and why they work in space or any other sort of mediums. The first movement law is an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by another force. The second law states, acceleration of an object is exerted by a net force is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force.…
The Apollo programs initiated much of our country’s scientific exploration in space, more specifically the Moon. Beginning in 1967 with Apollo 1, which was unfortunately lost to fire during testing, the Apollo missions sought to physically explore what was only observable up until then. Scientists were motivated by their curiosity of what…
When you talk about exploration and discovery one of the first things that comes to my mind is the Apollo missions. It was May 25, 1961 in the depths of the cold war with the Russians, and the President of the United States says that we will put a man on the moon in less than 10 years. What an absolutely outrageous goal to set for our country. The discoveries that were made during the Apollo missions have shaped our entire space program ever since, and left a lasting legacy on the moon that we can see you today. The Lunar Laser Ranging Retroreflector is still on the moon and with the right equipment you can send a laser that will bounce back and show you right where it was left on the moon.…
The Moon has led to many scientific discoveries such as rockets and space stations, and is continuing to let us figure out new things. Without the Moon, we would not know rocket science in order to go to places like Mars or other planets. Rockets are used for satellites, which are used for communication, maps, weather observing land, sea and air, and military. Without the Moon, there would be a very large gap between rocket technology and we would not have as high tech communication, weather forecasting, television, maps or military technology. The Moon is very important, and it even affects everyday life as shown up above.…
In the technological age of the world today, the people of Earth are more connected than ever before. This connectivity makes for a vast network in which fascinating, new ideas and advancements can quickly be shared around the globe. Because of this, societies around the world are rapidly growing and changing. However, it is not only technological advancements that are being shared. Through technology, people around the world are being introduced to cultures and religions that were once unheard of in certain societies.…
Space Exploration is worth the costs! Space exploration began in earnest during the Cold War. Space exploration has became known as exploring the final frontier. For many people, seeing or reading about the first astronaut on the moon is a source of inspiration.…
For millennia, humans have been looking up to the skies, wondering what is out there in the universe, and thinking about the glory of the moon and stars. During the Cold War between America and the Soviet Union, huge advancements in outer space technology were made, including the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. In 1958, the creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, put America ahead in the space race against the Soviet Union, and set a worldwide standard for space exploration. The Cold War consisted of many smaller competitions for dominance between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.…
On September 12, 1962, president john F Kennedy delivered his “why we chose to go to the moon” speech at Rice University in Houston, Texas. The occasion of the speech was to address to the American people the importance of returning to space and being the first nation to place a man on the surface of the moon. Kennedy chose this time to deliver his speech because we were currently at the height of the cold war and the United States was beginning to lose the space and technological race against the Russian nation. Therefore Kennedy appeared at Rice University where he delivered his speech to a crowd that consisted of scientists, professors, students, and the general American people. The context that shaped Kennedys’ speech was the importance of mankind to achieve the near impossible feat of landing a human being on the surface of the moon and the profound impact that this accomplishment would have on the future of the human race.…
The Cancellation of Exploration: Bring Back the Funding for Domestic Space Exploration Space, the final frontier. For years, mankind gazed up at the stars, and dreamed of stepping onto the moon. On July 20, 1969, this dream became a reality (NASA, 2014). Neil Armstrong stepping foot on the moon was a bonding experience for most everyone in the country, or even the world.…
Technology may not be as spectacular as shown in current GEICO tv ads, but technology, even though a very large subject can be broken down into areas, all related to previous inventions. The history of technology in our country reaches years back and is a history that is ever-changing. Technology has had a huge impact on American society, experienced by practically every US citizen, from its beginning to the present. - In the space age, scientists and researchers introduced the calculator, a device that forever changed computing and working with numbers (Fuller, R Buckminster, P. 339). Space exploration advanced technology a great deal.…