Lauren O’Dell
EH 101
Mrs. Sechrest
Reporting Essay
October 21, 2015
Space Race to Mars
The Space Race sparked off in the late 1950’s. However, the spark to the race began with this quote from John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Speech; “. . . By the end of the decade we will have a man on the moon!” –off to space we went! N.A.S.A. (National Aeronautics Space Administration) grew and became busier than ever. After we landed on the Moon, we wanted to reach further into space. The next stop was Mars! Mars dumbfounded scientists. They wanted to explore it and find out everything they could about its history. Thanks to J.F.K.’s push for us to land on the moon we are able to reach further into space. Although, other countries have pushed their way into …show more content…
In Sharon Begley and Daniel Glick’s article, “Mission to Mars: This is Mars Moment on Earth. Scientists are Saddling Up for the Journey to Find Life on the Red Planet”, they explain the United States role on this long journey. Both Begley and Glick are renowned writers. They state, “. . . When everyone who wasn’t obsessed with Chappaquiddick or Woodstock was glorying in the first manned moon landings, it was hard to find anyone who cared a whit about the Mariner 6 and Mariner 7 missions to Mars” (Begley and Glicks). According to Begley and Daniel, “ Their observations showed that shortwave radios, which bounce signals off this layer of ions, would work on Mars and thus 21st-century colonists could communicate with their base camp while exploring the cratered Martian terrain”( Begley and Daniel). Leon Jaroff and E.M. Reingold, writers for Time, explained more about the starting steps in their article, “Race to Mars?: Spaceships May Sail to the Red Planet on Solar Breezes”. The article explains about the earliest unmanned ships sailed around Mars put together by teams from all over the world. According to Jaroff and Reingold, “ In the U.S. and Canada, in Europe and Asia, teams of scientists and designers are busily …show more content…
In the article, “Mars Exploration Rover”, Spirit became stuck in soft sandy soil. For months N.A.S.A. tried to set it free. The article states, “On March 22, 2010, Spirit ceased transmitting signals to Earth. . .” (“Mars Exploration Rover”). The article informs us that, “Spirit was launched on July 7, 2003, and Opportunity was launched on July 10, 2003” (“Mars Exploration Rover”). “Spirit touched down on January 24, 2004 in the crater called Meridiani Planum (“Mars Exploration Rover”). The article informs us that, “The rover had traveled more than 4.8 miles (7.7km) in its mobile life time” (“Mars Exploration Rover”).Opportunity, an N.A.S.A. rover, came within 220 yards of completing a marathon on Mars (“Mars Rover. . . Achievement”). In the article, “Mars Rover Nearing Marathon Achievement”, the description of the mission was released. “Opportunity is headed for a portion of the western rim of Endeavour Crater where observations by N.A.S.A.’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have detected multiple types of clay minerals” (“Mars Rover…Achievements”). The report claimed, “These minerals are indicative of an ancient wet environment where water was more neutral rather than harshly acidic” (“Mars Rover . . . Achievements”). “Its twin, N.A.S.A.’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, landed three weeks earlier and covered 0.39 mile (635 meters) in its three-month prime mission. The article
EH 101
Mrs. Sechrest
Reporting Essay
October 21, 2015
Space Race to Mars
The Space Race sparked off in the late 1950’s. However, the spark to the race began with this quote from John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Speech; “. . . By the end of the decade we will have a man on the moon!” –off to space we went! N.A.S.A. (National Aeronautics Space Administration) grew and became busier than ever. After we landed on the Moon, we wanted to reach further into space. The next stop was Mars! Mars dumbfounded scientists. They wanted to explore it and find out everything they could about its history. Thanks to J.F.K.’s push for us to land on the moon we are able to reach further into space. Although, other countries have pushed their way into …show more content…
In Sharon Begley and Daniel Glick’s article, “Mission to Mars: This is Mars Moment on Earth. Scientists are Saddling Up for the Journey to Find Life on the Red Planet”, they explain the United States role on this long journey. Both Begley and Glick are renowned writers. They state, “. . . When everyone who wasn’t obsessed with Chappaquiddick or Woodstock was glorying in the first manned moon landings, it was hard to find anyone who cared a whit about the Mariner 6 and Mariner 7 missions to Mars” (Begley and Glicks). According to Begley and Daniel, “ Their observations showed that shortwave radios, which bounce signals off this layer of ions, would work on Mars and thus 21st-century colonists could communicate with their base camp while exploring the cratered Martian terrain”( Begley and Daniel). Leon Jaroff and E.M. Reingold, writers for Time, explained more about the starting steps in their article, “Race to Mars?: Spaceships May Sail to the Red Planet on Solar Breezes”. The article explains about the earliest unmanned ships sailed around Mars put together by teams from all over the world. According to Jaroff and Reingold, “ In the U.S. and Canada, in Europe and Asia, teams of scientists and designers are busily …show more content…
In the article, “Mars Exploration Rover”, Spirit became stuck in soft sandy soil. For months N.A.S.A. tried to set it free. The article states, “On March 22, 2010, Spirit ceased transmitting signals to Earth. . .” (“Mars Exploration Rover”). The article informs us that, “Spirit was launched on July 7, 2003, and Opportunity was launched on July 10, 2003” (“Mars Exploration Rover”). “Spirit touched down on January 24, 2004 in the crater called Meridiani Planum (“Mars Exploration Rover”). The article informs us that, “The rover had traveled more than 4.8 miles (7.7km) in its mobile life time” (“Mars Exploration Rover”).Opportunity, an N.A.S.A. rover, came within 220 yards of completing a marathon on Mars (“Mars Rover. . . Achievement”). In the article, “Mars Rover Nearing Marathon Achievement”, the description of the mission was released. “Opportunity is headed for a portion of the western rim of Endeavour Crater where observations by N.A.S.A.’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have detected multiple types of clay minerals” (“Mars Rover…Achievements”). The report claimed, “These minerals are indicative of an ancient wet environment where water was more neutral rather than harshly acidic” (“Mars Rover . . . Achievements”). “Its twin, N.A.S.A.’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, landed three weeks earlier and covered 0.39 mile (635 meters) in its three-month prime mission. The article