Imagine traveling to an unknown realm and exploring infinite areas, with the help of space explo-ration the possibilities are endless, a period full of discovery and technological advancements, space exploration starting from 1961 to present day has had a major impact on the human race. Whether be success on the first spacewalk and landing on the moon, or to the untimely destruc-tion of the challenger launch, space exploration has contributed to the history our society has to-day. Though the internal conflict between NASA on whether to send a man on the daring mis-sion was a major concern, the Gemini four mission was the first mission that tested the limits of exploration, physical/mental abilities, and the willingness to succeed, as the
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The Saturn V, a sixty-ton rocket, launched on July 16, 1969, with the astronauts in-cluding Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, and Neil Armstrong. (McConnel, 24). Exactly three days and fifty-eight minutes into the launch, the shuttle finally entered into lunar orbit around the moon. Expressed by the author, the lunar orbit brought the crew closer to the ultimate destina-tion, the Sea of Tranquility, a smooth, flat surface on the face of the moon that served as an ideal landing point for the Apollo 11 crew. (Thorne, 32) On the morning of July 20, 1969, the antici-pated landing was set and ready to go. The two astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong en-tered the cockpit of the “Eagle”, it was described by the author as a spider-shaped module to be used in landing on the moon.(Thorne, 21) With the hit of a switch, the “Eagle” detached from the rocket and the mission was a go. About six hours and thirty minutes into the mission, signs of error flashed in the module, the sign of low fuel buzzed and both astronauts contemplated on whether to abort or continue with the mission. The tense astronauts risked the mission knowing time and gas was quickly winding down. The leveling of the module came at about 400 feet, as the “Eagle” hurtled through the air. As quoted by Armstrong from inside the …show more content…
The bravery and success of the men and women each contributed to an individual achievement, whether perfecting tech-niques or furthering science, the acts and events from each will always be marked in the history of space
The Saturn V, a sixty-ton rocket, launched on July 16, 1969, with the astronauts in-cluding Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, and Neil Armstrong. (McConnel, 24). Exactly three days and fifty-eight minutes into the launch, the shuttle finally entered into lunar orbit around the moon. Expressed by the author, the lunar orbit brought the crew closer to the ultimate destina-tion, the Sea of Tranquility, a smooth, flat surface on the face of the moon that served as an ideal landing point for the Apollo 11 crew. (Thorne, 32) On the morning of July 20, 1969, the antici-pated landing was set and ready to go. The two astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong en-tered the cockpit of the “Eagle”, it was described by the author as a spider-shaped module to be used in landing on the moon.(Thorne, 21) With the hit of a switch, the “Eagle” detached from the rocket and the mission was a go. About six hours and thirty minutes into the mission, signs of error flashed in the module, the sign of low fuel buzzed and both astronauts contemplated on whether to abort or continue with the mission. The tense astronauts risked the mission knowing time and gas was quickly winding down. The leveling of the module came at about 400 feet, as the “Eagle” hurtled through the air. As quoted by Armstrong from inside the …show more content…
The bravery and success of the men and women each contributed to an individual achievement, whether perfecting tech-niques or furthering science, the acts and events from each will always be marked in the history of space