By: Eric Chin 8-2
The Apollo 11 spacecraft was launched from Cape Kennedy at 8:32 A.M. Eastern Time on July 16, 1969. After 2 hours and 33 minutes in Earth orbit, the S-IVB engine was reignited for acceleration of the spacecraft to the velocity required to escape the atmospheric pressures of the Earth.
Apollo 11 Launching
The lunar module , with Astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin aboard, was undocked from the command-service module, following a thorough check of all the Lunar Module systems.The Lunar Module descent engine was fired for approximately 29 seconds, and the descent to the lunar surface began. The Lunar Module descent engine was started for the last time and burned until touchdown on the lunar surface. Eagle landed on the Moon 102 hr, 45 min and 40 sec after launch.
Apollo 11 Eagle Lunar Module
Astronaut Armstrong emerged from the spacecraft first. While descending, he released the Modularized Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA) on which the surface television camera was stowed, and the camera recorded humankind's first step on the Moon. A sample of lunar surface material was collected and stowed to assure that, if a contingency required an early end to the planned surface activities, samples of lunar surface material would be returned to Earth. Astronaut Aldrin subsequently descended to the lunar surface.
Neil Armstrong
The astronauts carried out the planned sequence of activities that included deployment of a Solar Wind Composition (SWC) experiment, collection of a larger sample of lunar material, panoramic photographs of the region near the landing site and the lunar horizon, closeup photographs of in place lunar surface material, deployment of a Laser-Ranging Retroreflector (LRRR) and a Passive Seismic Experiment Package (PSEP), and collection of two core-tube samples of the lunar surface.
Apollo 11 Moon Rock Dust
Approximately two and a quarter hours after descending to the surface, the astronauts began preparations to reenter the Lunar Module. The ascent from the lunar surface began 21 hours and 36 minutes after the lunar landing. In trans-earth coast only one of four planned midcourse corrections was required. The Control Module entered the atmosphere of the Earth with a velocity of 36,194 feet per second (11,032 meters per second) and landed in the Pacific Ocean.
Apollo 11 Control Module in the Pacific Ocean
This showed that the USA was the most powerful economically, technology wise, and our military which has already been proven. We won the space race by having a real human on board of the space adventure bringing USSR down the charts. The cost of the this mission was $167 billion. This wasn't just a space mission but it was a mission to change the whole world's view, especially USA's view of the world.
Apollo 11 Rocket
Political Cartoon
This political cartoon is making fun of the Apollo 11 Space Mission. They say NASA wants to send astronauts to space just to prove they are better than USSR. While the astronauts and NASA are making "Big Leaps" the US Government is taking "Small Steps" if they should spend the billions of dollars for the mission just to "Leap."
Picture
In this picture, you can see one of the astronauts and the American flag. You can also see the "Eagle", or the Lunar Module used to land. You can also see the space rover that they used to get around.