Spaceflight

Human beings have always dreamed about going to space. Actions were taken early as the 16 century to achieve this dream, when a Chinese official had tried to shoot himself to the moon by attaching forty-seven rockets to a chair and lighting them all at once. Even though some do not believe the story to be true, the dream about travelling to the moon was achieved when Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. Ever since, traveling to Mars has become the next goal. In order to send humans to…

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…

The thought of sending the human species on an interplanetary space mission to colonize the moon is a concept that has captured the minds of scientists for generations. Space colonization has been viewed as a mere theme in science fiction for years; however, it may not remain a scientific fantasy for long. The idea of sending humans to the moon in an attempt to populate it may initially sound mindless and foolish, but after careful mental analysis, it’s become clear that populating the moon may…

Two Oscar nominees, two very special movies about space and space adventures. “The Martian” and “Apollo 13” are one of the best movies about the world beyond the earth. They both express precisely the emotions of the astronauts travelling in the space and of the rest of the world, relatives, friends and crew members of each mission into the space. These two movies are quite different but still have a lot in common. “Apollo 13” is about seventh manned mission in American Apollo space program and…

One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind, says Neil Armstrong. I think that we a letting other countries get further ahead medically and technically. One journey makes us our most famous quote but if we keep exploring we will have plenty of those quotes. That is why he United States of America should be involved with major exploration of space and deep sea ocean. The first thing I am going to talk about is how other countries will get ahead of us in many different ways. The other…

Unfortunately, living in Canada gave Chris a semi-disadvantage over other potential astronauts that wanted to explore life in space as well. When Chris determined he wanted to be an astronaut, being a Canadian citizen only decreased his chances. He wrote, “I also knew, as did every kid in Canada, that it was impossible. Astronauts were American. NASA only accepted applications from U.S citizens, and Canada didn't even have a space agency [5].” However, this didn’t stop Chris from obtaining his…

On March 1st NASA had picked me to go on a mission.The mission as to take photos of Venus, Jupiter, and pluto. I left planet Earth to go to Venus on March 5. It took a while to get past the atmosphere and because of everything that was in my ship.I had fuel,oxygen,freezed dried food,plants,water, and medical supplies.After about 43 days, I had got to Venus. when I got to Venus I had taken pictures of it and studied the pictures to see if there was any form of life or anything not normal.When I…

The 1980’s was a big time for inventions. One of the big time games invented was Pacman. The Macintosh computer and the Air Jordan 1 was some other big time inventions in the 1980’s. At the time art was genuinely popular. Some of the greatest artists were Dash Snow, Aleah Chapin, and Richard T. Scott. On April 24,1980, the U.S. Government underwent a secret rescue to save hostages in Tehran. The U.S, however the Government failed to rescue the hostages. The hostages did not get released until…

Neil Armstrong once said, “That’s one small step for man… one giant leap for mankind.” When man reached the moon, it changed science forever. It all started on July 16, 1969, when a Saturn V rocket was launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida, and thus began the Apollo 11 mission. The rocket was destined for the moon with a crew consisted of three brave men: Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins. After four days, on July 20, Armstrong made his mark on the moon and planted the American…

Alan B. Shepard Jr. had a very accomplished life. Shepard was born on November 18, 1923, and passed away on July 21, 1998. He excelled in school, and was the first person in space. He also led the Apollo 14 mission to the moon. Along with his great accomplishments, Shepard also had to deal with a fair amount of problems. Shepard was born and raised in East Derry, New Hampshire, where he was very successful in school. He also did odd jobs at the local airfield to learn more about airplanes.…