Space Exploration 2
Space exploration is a big part of American history and has been shrouded with controversy for years and years. Space exploration is defined as the investigation of physical conditions in space and on stars, planets, and their moons through the use of artificial satellites, space probes, and spacecraft with human crews (Whitehouse). From the space race with Russia to unmanned lunar probes, space exploration inspires and enlightens every person that comes in contact with it. One example of an inspiring event in space exploration was the Apollo project. The Apollo missions were quite possibly the most popular and publicized events in American history. The Apollo missions were often disastrous, successful, triumphant, and also neutral and routine. Throughout all the publicity and controversy space exploration will remain in American and world history forever and will continue to live in the heart of Man.Space travel has many roots and a large history. The study of space exploration may have dated back to 1609, when Johannes Kepler, a German mathematician, figured out equations for orbiting planets & satellites (Whitehouse). He determined that the planets move in ellipses (flattened circles) rather than true circles. Another famou
In 1961, President Kennedy had committed the United States to the goal of landing Americans on the moon and bringing them safely back to earth by the end of the decade (Whitehouse). The resulting Apollo program was the largest scientific and technological undertaking in history. Many countries were stunned in the money that the Americans spent in the Apollo project. At the peak of Apollo preparations in 1965, NASA employed 36,000 civil servants, 376,000 contractor employees, and a yearly operating budget of $5.2 billion dollars. Between 1961 and 1973, NASA spent approximately $25.4 billion on the Apollo missions. The program included 12 manned missions: 2 into earth orbit (Apollo 7 and 9), 2 into lunar orbit (Apollo 8 and 10), 3 lunar landing missions (Apollo 11, 12, and 14), and 3 lunar exploration missions (Apollo 15, 16, and 17). These costs never set America back in the "space race." America was determined to get to the moon (Whitehouse). The illustrious moonwalk, which eluded scientists for years, had finally become a reality for not only Americans, but also the whole world. July 16, 1969 had come and the crew of Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins was the crew to lead the United States to a lunar landing. Apollo 11 was the first lunar-landing mission. Armstrong and Aldrin landed the lunar module on the moon Neil Armstrong was ready to make his first steps. The words spoken by Neil Armstrong as he stepped on the lunar surface would echo throughout American history: "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." The world was watching and rejoicing, but there still was a scientific expedition to conquer. The lunar module spent 21 hours 36 minutes on the lunar surface, and the crew spent 2 hours 31 minutes outside the lunar module in a local area excursion on foot to a distance of approximately 160-ft from the landing site. Armstrong and Aldrin collected 22 kg (49 lb.) of lunar rocks and soil (Whitehouse). The Apollo 11 crew had made history. Neil
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