Apollo program

Despite Apollo 13 being considered a failed mission due to the fact that they did not land on the moon, it may have actually helped NASA out and proved to themselves that they can handle things in high pressure situations. The mission was able to get some exploration done by taking pictures of the moon, but the only encounters that took place were problems such as an oxygen tank explosion. What make this mission historically significant is that it boosted US morale because they were able to…

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first 2 astronauts to go the moon. This was a very big, historical event in American history. They took off on July 20,1969, by the space program, NASA. They landed in Tranquility Base, they were on the moon for 21 hours and walked on it for 2 hours. They both collected rocks and brought the U.S flag with them and planted it on the moon. They also performed an experiment which was the Lunar…

mission of the Gemini program. This mission was about a five-hour flight orbiting around the Earth three times. Its purpose was to test all the operating systems and to determine if they could control the spacecraft. Having the ability to change orbit and flight path were an important part of later missions. This mission made him the first person in NASA to be in space twice. Grissom also invented the multi-axis translation thruster controller which was used to help push the Apollo and Gemini…

Andy Warhol's Moonwalk exemplifies how pop art took inspiration from cultural trends and, in this case, from the events of the cold war and the space race. The image envisions a single electrifying moment, when man took his first step on the moon, using a technique known as screen printing to capture the dynamic composition of the image. Andy Warhol, a connoisseur of pop art and expressionism, screen painted his Moonwalk only months before his death in the year 1987. It is currently located in…

Lost moon : the perilous voyage of Apollo 13 was written by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger. It was published by Houghton Mifflin, in 1994 and tells the story of the Apollo 13 mission that almost resulted in a catastrophe. In April of 1970, Navy Captain Jim Lovell and two other astronauts were sent by NASA on America 's fifth mission to the moon. Fifty-five hours into the flight of Apollo 13 due to an electrical fault, one of the oxygen tanks exploded, causing its oxygen and power to begin to…

member and leave the nation in fear. Ronald Reagan emotional speech addressing the space shuttle challenger tragedy calms the people of the nation and helps them understand that the best course of action is to move forwards and continue the space program in honor of the fallen heros. Reagan uses repetition, pathos, and Juxtaposition in order to sympathize with the American people and convince them that the right course of action is to continue Americas quest into space. At the start of his…

shows reasons why that could have happened on the moon. As well as the article ‘The Faked Apollo Landings’ which tries to prove once and for all that the Apollo landings where faked. Article 1 - The Great Moon Hoax The first article that I am looking at (The Great Moon Hoax) tries to prove that the moon landings where real by analysing the rocks from the moon and using common sense to prove that the Apollo astronauts really did visit the moon. The first of the claimed hoaxes that they use common…

In Coalwood, every boy grew up thinking they were destined to be coal miners and Homer Hickam had no reason to think he'll be any different. Homer had no route out of his predetermined life - until the Soviet Satellite Sputnik flew over the October sky. Inspired by the dawn of space age and Wernher Von, he embarked on a quixotic mission that altered his life forever. October Sky is based on the triumphant story of Homer Hickam. He is a high school student in rural West Virginia where the coal…

Apollo 13 the “Successful Failure” How did the failure of Apollo 13 actually help NASA in some ways? This essay will show how and why the failure led to later success for NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). Apollo 13 was an interesting exploration for many reasons: the astronauts in space, Apollo spacecraft, and the difficulties during the exploration. First of all, this paper will tell all about the astronauts, and the responsibilities they had on the mission. Secondly, the…

Were the Moon Landings real or faked? Were the “Moon Landings” real or were they fictional? Let’s find out, this issue is creating controversy between many Americans nowadays. I’m talking about the “Moon Landings” of 1969, you know that day when all the Americans turned on their televisions to watch this amazing accomplishment. These so called “Moon Landings” were during the time of the Vietnam War.People want to know if this important moment in time was reality or just a lie.…