Moon

One of the very important scientific breakthroughs in history was landing on the moon, or the mission known as Apollo 11. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the two of the three people on this mission it took three days from lift off to landing on the moon. It was the first mission that put a man on the moon but was not the last. There has been twelve people who have landed on the moon including Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. All astronauts who have been on a lunar landing mission have been…

Haise, the lunar module pilot, were supposed to walk on the moon while Swigert, the command module pilot, stayed in the spacecraft in orbit, but an event on April 13th changed that plan. The thing that makes the Apollo 13 mission so famous and different from the other missions is how…

AST 1002 Horizons in Astronomy Unit Two Book Assignment 1. Astropedia 5.4: From the moon, the Earth would appear to have a full moon since it would all be illuminated. The first quarter is the highest point, which is at 6:00 PM. The full moon will rise at 6:00 PM and reaches it highest point at 12:00 AM, midnight. 2. Astropedia 5.6: During a new or a full moon, the gravitational pull that the moon has on the earth that causes the tides is a bit stronger. The gravitational pull is what…

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…

On the 20th of July 1969, millions of people across the world watched eagerly as the Apollo 11 landed successfully on the moon and Neil Armstrong officially became the first man ever to step onto the celestial body. It was a moment of great victory for the U.S. It was a moment which would be remembered in scientific history for a long time: but is it remembered for the right reasons? There are many people that believe that the landing of 1969 was a hoax. They believe that it was filmed in a…

would come to fruition. The Earth’s moon(Luna) has always been an ideal candidate for colonization, its proximity key for a first base for experimenting with for future space colonization. To fully establish a colony on Luna is an enormous assignment, so for the purposes of this report, we will emit the financial requirements of such a mission. We interpreted the question of establishing a lunar colony as establishing a permanent, sustainable settlement on the moon. Our solution also assumes…

Apollo 8 is the first manned flight around the moon. The Apollo 8 was launched on December 21, 1968 at 6:31 a.m. from Cape Kennedy. Besides being the first to orbit the moon, NASA had a bigger objective. They wanted to test the equipment, trajectory, and operations. This was being tested to simplify the system and procedures for future launches. Also, Apollo 8 demonstrated translunar injection. Three astronauts were sent up, Frank Borman, James Lovell Jr., and William Andres. Within the 6 days…

the captivating story of what is now known as the “lunar race” in which the US was competing against The Soviet Union to put a man on the moon. The film specifically depicts what the struggle and hard work of the engineers whom were chosen by NASA to undertake that task. The first of all the problem shown in the film was figuring out how to bring a man to moon and back. NASA initial idea was Earth Orbit Rendezvous which would require the vessels to have enormous mass and weight. But, Thanks to…

of nature’s most dramatic celestial performances”. A solar eclipses occurrence is very seldom and can only be seen when the sun, moon, and Earth are aligned and the moon passes between the sun and the Earth. A total Eclipse occurs about every 18 months on Earth. There are two types of shadows. The umbra, and the penumbra. While a total solar eclipse is going on, the moon casts its umbra on Earth’s surface. During a period of totality the corona is able to be seen when the sun is completely…

sun receiving all the energetic heat and the other side is cooling down from the previous day. Although the side facing away from the sun is in the the shadow of space, it isn't completely dark. This is because the suns light is reflecting off the moon which is revolving around Earth. Tides…