Chapter 11

John Noble Wilford is an American science author, journalist, reporter and correspondent. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Science in journalism. Few years later, he earned a master’s degree in political science from Syracuse University. He began his career as a reporter at the Wall Street Journal then he moved to The New York Times to become a science reporter, national news editor assistant, and director of science news. John has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize…

The 1969 Apollo 11 mission took a combination of determination and luck to accomplish. It was filled with many twists and turns yet it still came to be a profound mark in history. The following texts are related to the 1969 Apollo 11 mission that landed the first humans on the moon. “Man Takes First Steps on the Moon” from The Times of London reports the day of the event. The speech “In Event of Moon Disaster” by William Safire is a speech that would have been given if the mission wouldn’t have…

Leadership is an intangible quality that influences people and provides purpose. Whether they intend to or not, leaders leave a legacy that can significantly affect generations to follow. In this paper, I will discuss the legacy of perseverance and resiliency astronaut James Lovell left behind. James Lovell’s leadership attributes and competencies enabled him to turn an almost-certain catastrophe into his finest hour. I will also discuss how his legacy affects my own leadership philosophy and…

Program. Since NASA’s budget increased it meant that they wanted to get a man on the moon so bad that they would do anything at any cost. NASA became involved because Vostok 1 gave them motivation and it lead to Apollo 8 orbiting the moon and and Apollo 11 landing safely on the moon. Vostok 1 lead to the US wanting to get further into space exploration. That made the Space Race take off as everyone scrambled to edge out each other. At the end of it the US won the Space Race because of the…

goal for mankind: to send a man to the surface of the moon and back by the end of the decade. The engineers of NASA were up to the task. After immense preparation and planning, Apollo 11 launched on July 16th, 1969. As a captivated audience of over half a billion people watched on television around the world, Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 20th. The importance of the moon landing is summarized well in the famous quote of Apollo mission commander and Ohio native Neil Armstrong “One small…

It was a dark and stormy night on earth but on Beta-Meow 3 it was a bright and sunny afternoon as is usual for all the planets orbiting the white giant star Beta-Meow, and on this afternoon a secret military meeting was taking place on Catnip, Beta-Meow 3’s largest moon. “I say we should build the base here at the equator where the trees will provide cover.” Said captain whiskers of the Catonian military. “Are you crazy, our ships would never make it through the dense forest!” Interjected…

On Wednesday, November 30th, Richard Hagar discussed his time as an engineer for the NASA Apollo projects. During NASA’S heyday, Mr. Hagar moved to Florida to work at the Kennedy Space center. As a spacecraft operator, he had an important role in developing, repairing, and modifying each of the Apollo missions. Throughout his endeavors, Mr. Hagar has seen Apollo 1’s failure, helped NASA problem solve through issues,, and helped rescue the astronauts on the Apollo 13 mission. Though the highly…

Success is the accomplishment of an 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,…

The Martian, by Andy Weir, is a science fiction novel whose readers will constantly wonder: Will Watney make it out alive? Or will NASA just recover a frozen corpse? Astronaut Mark Watney, who is stranded on Mars and presumed dead, will be faced with life threatening situations that will entice readers through the whole story. Watney will have to figure out how to survive on Mars: what to eat, how to communicate, how to get water, and how to maintain a human-friendly environment. This novel…

The Apollo Program’s Unknown Savior The space race was a long and complicated time in history in which many people became well known for their contributions to science and the space race. One of the most well-known is JFK, but his Vice President, Lyndon Baines Johnson, was as much of a force in making the American space program great if not a greater force than the President. Although the space race isn’t officially considered to have started until 1957, the race actually began at…