APOLLO 11
"Houston,
Tranquility
Base here.
The Eagle
has landed.“
Neil Armstrong
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Command
Module:
Columbia
piloted by
Michael Collins
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Neil Armstrong’s famous words:
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“That’s one small step
for man, one giant leap
for mankind.”
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Moon Plaque:
“Here men from planet
Earth first set foot on
the moon, July 1969,
A.D. We came in peace
for all mankind.”
APOLLO 11
July 20, 1969
 Neil
Armstrong
 Michael Collins
 Edwin Buzz Aldrin
NASA AND THE SPACE PROGRAM
SpaceX's first space station-bound Dragon spacecraft, flying atop a Falcon 9
rocket, launches behind a high fidelity mockup of the space shuttle
5/22/2012, financed by billionaire Elon Musk. (click on picture for website)
Animals in Space
Laika
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November 3, 1957
Country launched from:
Russia
Animals in Space
GORDO
First Monkey In Space
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Launch Date:
December 13, 1958
Country Launched
From:USA
The Space Race
First Human In Space
 YURI GAGARIN
 Launch Date:
April 12, 1961
 Country Launched
From:Russia
 Capsule Name:
Vostok
The Space Race
First American Man In
Space
 ALAN SHEPARD
Launch Date:
May 5, 1961
 Country Launched
From:USA
 Capsule Name:
Freedom 7
The Space Race
First American Man To
Orbit The Earth
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JOHN GLENN
Launch Date:
February 20, 1962
Country Launched
From:USA
Capsule Name:
Friendship 7
Number of Orbits: 3
FOR AND AGAINST THE SPACE
PROGRAM:
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Launch and repair
satellites
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Allow scientific
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experiments
National pride
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U.S. recognized as the
world leader in science

and education
Military and strategic use
Quest to explore unknown
Created jobs
Dangerous
Costly
Benefits do not justify the
cost
Some harmful effects on
the environment
Take away from other
social programs here in
the U.S.