Apollo 17

There has recently been a NASA spacecraft, called New Horizons, that flew to Pluto to do some studying. The spacecraft took off 9 ½ years ago from Cape Canaveral, Florida and its flight has spanned 3 billion miles. The spacecraft is operated from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland. New Horizons has taken pictures of Pluto and has revealed a variety of landscapes. From soaring mountains to dunes to frozen ice. “Pluto is showing us a diversity of…

Scientists have been studying the moon, Enceladus, for a couple of months, so this is a newer subject. The topics I will be covering are Cassini, the icy crust, hydrothermal activity and depth, rotation of the moon, methane, and the moon’s atmosphere. There are also many scientific possibilities that lie in this moon, scientists believe that there is a possibility animals can live here. NASA is trying to create more space crafts to launch to other planets, to see if they are livable for…

EASSY Harry Bittering and his family live on Mars at the moment because Earth has an on going war with atomic bombs which could kill many people. Harry must go through the struggle on Mars because the moment he steps off the rocket he wants to go home because the new environment make him feel out of place. After being on Mars for some times Harry starts to physically and mentally change about being on Mars. Harry Bittering and his family go to mars after a war had started on Earth but shortly…

rocket engines that provides it with the 7.5 million LBs The launch of Apollo 11 using the saturnV rocket Launched in Florida on July 16, 1969of thrust. The SaturnV’s main uses is to go to the moon and lower Earth orbit. The SaturnV has a tiny capsule that carries 3 astronauts on the mission to the moon, “Designed to fly three Apollo astronauts to the moon and back.” (Karl Tate) Many test fights were done before the Apollo used the rocket to go to the…

A year ago, maybe you have heard of the advertisement saying that if you will buy this certain product, you will have the chance to join other people in a one-way ticket journey to Mars. Thought it was a joke? Like a sci-fi scene from the movie Red Planet, but it was not. Mars One, a non-profit foundation led by a Dutch National and Entrepreneur planned to beat NASA in getting people to the Red Planet to establish a human settlement by 2027. With an estimated $6 billion for the first…

been flooded with mare basalts. Mare Crisium (the sea of Crises), a “nectarine basin (about 3.9 billion years old) that spans 740 km” (NASA). Giovanni Riccioli named the Mare Crisium, whose 1651 nomenclature system has become standardized and by the 17 century Mare Crisium had acquired the name of “Caspin Sea”. The Mare Crisium can be observed without the…

Viking ½. Nasa’s Viking project found its place in US history when it became the first American mission to make it to the surface of Mars. Two of the same spaceships were built, each containing an orbiter and a lander. Th spacecraft’s both flew together when they entered the orbit of Mars. The landers separated and the began the decent to the surface of the rusty red planet known as Mars. Viking 1 touched down in the southern hemisphere while Viking 2 lander made it way to Utopia Planitea.…

ready for the day they never forget. the 3 men have a job from nasa the president j.f.k want them to be the first men to walk on the moon Practice . Neil armstrong, buzz aldrin,and michael collins have been practicing for the day they never forget, apollo astronauts practice every second of their mission even planning the flag. many times inside, outside, in water,and in plans they were prepared contingency and trained for water planned landing or desert and jungle landings, neil armstrong even…

Frank Borman was an amazing astronaut most famous for being commander of the Apollo 8 mission in 1968. Borman was born in Gary, Indiana on March 14 1928. Although, he soon moved to Tucson, Arizona, where he now calls his hometown. Like me, he grew up being an only child. His passion for flying started when he was 15 years old. Before he was selected for NASA he did things such as being a flying instructor, experimental test pilot, and an assistant professor at West Point. In 1957, Frank got his…

was congratulated by President Barack Obama for being “…among the greatest of American heroes - not just of his time but of all time.” Neil also gained the recognition of being the first to land the Eagle module on the moon and walk on its surface. “Apollo was the greatest of human achievements [and] for once, we reached beyond our grasp” said professor Brian Cox. Armstrong was given many awards for his acts including the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and the Medal of Freedom…