Apollo program

NASA had put out the Apollo program from 1961-1972, with its main goal to put a man on the moon and return him safely to earth. The Apollo program was named after the Greek God, after the Mercury mission, but who was Apollo the God? Was Apollo that important that NASA deemed him fit enough to be a set of space missions? In fact, he was. Apollo was the God of more than eight different things, he has a very strong background, and he took part in many myths. Imagine being good looking and a master…

When Apollo 13’s crew set out for the moon’s Fra Mauro highlands on April 11, 1970, they had no idea they would soon be fighting for their lives. Astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise ran into trouble after just over two days in space when an explosion damaged their spacecraft (“Apollo 13”). What started out as an expedition to collect lunar rocks, then turned into a race against the clock. The unexpected explosion triggered an urgent response from mission control, back on Earth.…

Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission in the American Apollo space program and the third intended to land on the Moon. The craft was launched on April 11, 1970, at 13:13 CST from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, but the lunar landing was aborted after an oxygen tank exploded two days later, crippling the Service Module(SM) upon which the Command Module (CM) depended. Despite great hardship caused by limited power, loss of cabin heat, shortage of potable water, and the critical need to…

in-flight problems. This experience would come in handy on Apollo 13. Apollo 13 was the seventh mission in the American Apollo program and the third targeted to land on the moon. It would be Lovell’s fourth and final NASA operation, but his first time on the surface of the moon. The Apollo 13 mission was launched on April 10, 1970 and was programmed for ten days. It was commanded by Jim Lovell with John L. Swigert Jr. as the…

inhabited by Iron Age cults, and material evidence of 9th century bronze figurines has been recovered. Though there are additional traces of Poseidon being worshipped on the site, the sanctuary would shift to the worship of the god Apollo. The founding of the cult of Apollo at Delphi has many origin theories, one which is discussed in the Homeric Hymn…

Why is Apollo 13 Considered a Successful Failure? "Houston, we've had a problem..." Apollo 13 was to land on the moon. An explosion on Apollo 13 forced it to have to circle the moon without landing. Around five and a half minutes after Apollo 13 took off, John Swigert, Fred Haise and James Lovell felt a vibration. Then the center engine shut down. This caused the remaining four engines to burn longer than what they had planned. The S-IVB third stage had to burn longer to put Apollo 13 into…

common. Another phrase we often hear a lot is “Every mushroom cloud has silver lining.” The Apollo 13 mission is known as NASA’s greatest successful failure. Although so many things went wrong, the crew onboard and the engineers on the ground were able to get everyone safely back home. Throughout the Apollo 13 mission, it is shown that even when faced with immense failures, you can overcome anything. The Apollo 13 mission was the seventh manned mission in…

Moon landing conspiracy theories claim that foundations of the Apollo program and the connected Moon landings were complete frauds staged by NASA. The most famous claim is that landings (1969–72) were faked and that 12 Apollo astronauts did not actually walk on the Moon. Numerous groups and individuals have made these accusations since the mid-1970s, that NASA and others intentionally deceived the public into believing the landings happened, by manufacturing or destroying…

To go far and beyond as past Apollo missions were the plans for the Apollo 13 mission, but with a sudden change of plans they only had one mission left, get back home safe and alive. They launched on April 11, 1970, orbiting around the moon and back to earth for five days, twenty-two hours, fifty-four minutes, and forty-one seconds, and landed back to Earth in the Pacific Ocean on April 17 1970. On the mission, the crew composed of James A. Lovell Jr. as commander, Charles M. Duke Jr. as Lunar…

John F. Kennedy believed that we should also be first in space. John F. Kennedy was one of the most liked presidents. John F. Kennedy explained that going to space will represent America’s drive to overcome difficult challenges. America decided to start getting into the space exploration field, so America went against a strong space competitor, The Soviet Union. In this essay I will explain to you the way John F. Kennedy uses ethos, pathos, and logos. In this speech, John F.…