Walk Two Moons

For millennia, humans have been looking up to the skies, wondering what is out there in the universe, and thinking about the glory of the moon and stars. During the Cold War between America and the Soviet Union, huge advancements in outer space technology were made, including the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. In 1958, the creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, put America ahead in the space race against the Soviet Union, and set a worldwide standard for space…

The Moon has not always sat in the sky watching over the Earth and all its inhabitants. No. In fact the Moon used to wander the earth just like any creature or human does now - as did the Sun. This is the story of what she did before she sat up in the sky. This is the story of the Moon and her only friend. The Sun was loved by all. His heart was warm and his smile was bright. His hands were strong hands that as they touched the earth could make bright green plants sprout from even the driest…

The Space Race The great space race started in the early 1950s. There were two sides, the democratic capitalists of the US, and the communists of the Soviet Union. The idea of space travel sparked a race to see who could get into space first. B both wanted to prove that their military and technology was better. October 4th, 1957, the Soviets launched Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite to be in Earth’s orbit. It was seen as the new frontier in the technology of space travel. In 1958…

No multi-cell organism has been able to survive on Earth for without fear of extinction. Humans are no exception. With global temperatures rising and scientists saying that the Earth is in the beginning of its next mass extinction, the human race should be looking for a new planet to call home. The problem with this proposition being that the human race does not have the technology available to reach a planet that is comparable to the Earth in atmosphere, and size. NASA scientist are currently…

Kennedy using ethos is, “Many years ago the great British explorer George Mallory, who was to die on Mount Everest, was asked why did he want to climb it. He said, "Because it is there."Well, space is there, and we're going to climb it, and the moon and the planets are there, and new hopes for knowledge and peace are there. And, therefore, as we set sail we ask God's blessing on the most hazardous and dangerous and greatest adventure on which man has ever embarked.” This quote…

to Earth. As life on Earth grew more and more, people began to love Aadhavan and cherish him, they wrote melodies about him as well. The planet was very luminous, which eventually lead the people to need rest. So then the maker created Luna, or the Moon who lived in the sky. Luna only ever came out when Aadhavan went away. She would only let the people see her face when she came out every night. They thought of her as lovely and mysterious. Soon after the people who lived on Earth began to…

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…

University in Houston, Texas. It is here where he would dramatically shape the direction of the United States’ efforts. His speech would mark the beginning of an era filled with exploration and innovation in outer space. Kennedy’s speech “we go to the moon” was enormously significant due to the time being at the height of the Cold War and begging of the “space race”. Due…

space was well as walking on the moon is unfathomable. All of the time spent on achieving a goal that previous generation astronomers deemed impossible baffles my mind. The dedication to reach the moon before our neighbors across the pond not only is an engineering achieve but also an achievement in nationalism. We Americans were determined to reach the mon before the USSR, and that we did in 1969 when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the Moon. Defeating the USSR as…

decision to continue space exploration. “In event of Moon Disaster” was a speech written by William Safire, for President Nixon to give in case the Apollo 11 mission to the moon went wrong, but was never actually given. The speech starts off by claiming that fate has decided that the two astronauts, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong, are to be stranded on the moon, and that this shall be their resting place. It continues by commending the bravery of the two men and how they know there’s no…