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Imagine this, you are watching a rocket launch on tv where SpaceX is launching 6 people to Mars for the first time in history. You hear “10...9...8...7” from the launch control. You can't believe after all these years it's finally happening, everyone has been waiting for it to happen. “5...4...3...2...” The last second before the rocket launches “1.” In that split second you thought the future of space travel could change, but now you see the rocket explode into a fiery blaze. On september 1st,…

The Huygens probe was engineered to fulfill all objectives regarding Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. The probe was made to withstand landing and collect as much information as possible. The design enabled the probe to brake while descending into Titan’s atmosphere followed by parachuting the remaining spacecraft equipped with instruments to the moon’s surface. Engineers were uncertain where the landing site would be and enabled the probe with different features making it capable of landing on…

One Small Step Leads to Many Big Reactions The moon landing of the space mission Apollo 11 in 1969 was one of humanity’s most prodigious achievements. This event affected every single person in the world, from the children watching on their black and white televisions, imagining a galactic future, to the presidents watching on secure channels, postponing an atomic war. Four media outlets handled the event in different ways. The Times of London, in an un-credited news article, focuses on the…

July 20, 1969, millions of people were waiting for the first man to walk on the moon. Finally, at 10:56 P.M. (eastern daylight time) Neil Armstrong descended the ladder, walked on the moon, and said, “That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” This mission to moon would not have existed if it wasn’t for John F Kennedy’s contribution to the space program, one of his many achievements while president. John F Kennedy was known for improving domestic policy, expanding the space…

there are still many conspiracies that say the moon landing was fake. The Space Race was a competition between the Soviet Union and the United States for the greatest achievements in space exploration. But on July 16, 1969, the US sent mission Apollo 11 into space, and they were the first to land and step foot on the moon. The US couldn't have faked this, but others argue otherwise. In my opinion, the US moon landing was completely real and would be hard to fake, and there are many deductions…

The tragedy of the 9/11 attack had a lasting impact on the dynamic of families and individuals across the nation. As the unbelievable occurred, people struggled to find ways to overcome the situations they had been faced with. In his novel, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Jonathan Safran Foer emphasizes this through elements in his writing such as characterization, graphic images, a detailed setting, and the use of multiple narrative strands. These effectively create the story of nine year…

Lexington Peterson Mrs. Arnold Advanced English 10 14 October 2015 The Real Secret One of the most persistent examples of a modern myth is the story of Area 51, a military base located in Nevada. Area 51 conspiracy theorists believe the national security site is hiding that they are harvesting UFOs recovered alien spaceships. Undoubtedly something secret was going on at Area 51, but the real cover-up has nothing to do with UFOs. According to many veterans’ recollections, Area 51 is an…

As the dark grey panel of the door folded outward toward the dark vacuum, the white shadow of a man perched on the top step of the ladder. As he slowly descended toward the chalky grey surface, the whole world was watching. As the entire world sucked in its breath, as the tension and the intensity of the moment began to build, the famous, everlasting words of Neil Armstrong would create an era of fevered space exploration and excitement that will be unparalleled in the century to come. As moon…

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…

launch the Explorer I on January 31, 1958 (“Pros and Cons of Space Exploration” 5). Thus began the race to reach the first man on the moon, better known as the “Space Race.” Eventually, the United States won that race on July 20, 1969 as the Apollo 11 shuttle landed and Armstrong set foot on the moon (“Pros and Cons of Space Exploration”…