Apollo

Apollo 13 was a space mission that some may have viewed as a failure; it was, in fact, the complete opposite. Space entry has improved immensely, with the efforts and struggles gained from previous missions. In addition, one of the astronauts of this mission, Jim Lovell, “believed it was a success. The astronauts and the Space Control Center were tested on their ability to work together and that is how Apollo 13 succeeded” (Anastasio 90). Apollo 13 has bettered the space program by allowing…

program. One of the programs that I think contributed the most are the Apollo programs which are also known as project Apollo. It was in fact not the first program to attempt human spaceflight by NASA but the third and accomplished many goals between the 1960’s and 1970’s. There is one Apollo mission though that really catches my eye and makes me believe that this is the mission that made the most contribution, and that is Apollo 11. This mission’s goal was to safely send man to the moon,…

walk on the Moon. Astronaut Eugene Cernan was the commander of Apollo 17 when he became the last man to walk on the moon. On December 11 1972, Cernan navigated the lunar module named Challenger to land on the Valley of Taurus-Littrow on the Moon. At the time, he knew that future moon missions had been cancelled, but when he died in 2017, he still couldn't quite believe that no astronaut had been back. It had been too long. In 1972, Apollo 17 launched what would be NASA’s last trip to the moon.…

aim or purpose. The purpose of Apollo 13 was to land on the moon and return safely. Granted Apollo 13 did not land on the moon due to an oxygen tank exploding, they returned the astronauts home safely, which should be the biggest goal or accomplishment. Apollo 13 was a success after it returned in one piece. A failure is the lack of success. To fully succeed the crew needed to touch down on the moon, and return home. After having technical difficulties, Apollo 13 could not land on the…

During the 1960s to early 1970s, Project Apollo sought out to explore the moon. Apollo 11 achieved this goal when Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon and said, "That's one small step for a man. One giant leap for mankind." Landing on the moon was a major milestone for “mankind,” but was not the only goal of Apollo. New spacecrafts were invented such as the command module, the service module, and the lunar module. Procedures for getting to the moon and exploring its surface were…

The Apollo Program, led by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), had one goal: to land humans on the moon. “In 1961, President John F. Kennedy challenged the nation to land astronauts on the moon by the end of the decade. NASA met that challenge with the Apollo Program” (What Was the Apollo Program?). The program started with its first attempted flight in 1967, had its first successful flight in 1968, and ended with a moon landing in 1972. Missions 7 to 10 did not land…

Devin Lambert Advanced English Mr. Swenson December 17, 2015 Apollo 11 “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” –Neil Armstrong, July 20, 1969. This now famous phrase was uttered by Neil Armstrong, the first human to walk on the moon. Apollo 11, the mission that landed Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon’s surface, was a huge success for the United States of America and all of mankind. Apollo 11 was the result of an amazing advancement in space technology in such a…

Howard, the movie Apollo 13 recounts a mission, following the moon landing, where everything went wrong. Tom Hanks starred as Jim Lovell, the commander of the Apollo 13. Bill Paxton plays Fred Haise, the lunar module pilot. Kevin Bacon played Jack Swigert, the third member of the crew who was originally on the backup crew. Jack Swigert got moved up thanks to Ken Mattingly, played Gary Sinise, predicted to get the measles. This movie takes place in 1970, close to a year after Apollo 11 landed…

inspired series of missions called Apollo. It took NASA six years to land a human being on the moon and fulfill President Kennedy’s challenge along with bringing pride and of course moon rocks to America. First of all, Apollo 11 was the first flight to land a man on the moon. The crew was Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, the landing site was “Mare Tranquilitatis”. The mission was launched on July 16 1969 and landed on July 24…

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…