men on the moon

By: Natalie Alexander

MEN ON THE MOON

THE BEGINNING OF SPACE TRAVEL…

• Fifty years after the Wright Brothers invented the first propelled plane, space travel was considered.

• The U.S.S.R. and the U.S. began a race to see who could get the first craft into space.

• The U.S.S.R. wins, sending the first unmanned craft, Sputnik, into space.

• The U.S.S.R. also sent Sputnik 2 into space, carrying a dog named Laika.

Sputnik

MEN ON THE MOON

• After Sputnik and Sputnik 2 were launched, the next race began: the race to send the first manned craft into space.

• The U.S.S.R. won again, sending Yuri A. Gargarin into space on Vostok 1.

• However, on July 20th, 1969, NASA sent Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, Jr. to the moon.

Yuri A. Gargarin

ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN…

• Neil Armstrong was the first one out of their lunar lander, the Eagle. He set up a small camera outside the shuttle.

• 600 million people watched as he and Aldrin set foot on the moon.

• Armstrong then recited the famous quote: “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

• The two astronauts then planted an American flag on the moon’s surface.

BEHIND THE SCENES…

• While Armstrong and Aldrin are well known for actually stepping on the moon, there was another person in space with them.

• Michael Collins stayed aboard the Colombia (the command module) while Armstrong and Aldrin became two of the most famous men in history.

• Collins is the third member of the Apollo 11 mission that is not as well known.

RETURNING TO EARTH

• On July 24th, 1969, the Colombia reentered Earth’s atmosphere.

• Parachutes were released, and the Colombia drifted into the Pacific Ocean thirteen miles from the target point.

WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?

• Since the Apollo 11 mission, space travel has advanced considerably.

• There have been many more moon landings.

• We have also put a rover on Mars, many satellites and even a space station into orbit, and cameras and telescopes all over space.

• The data from the moon landing has contributed to all of these achievements.

Mars Rover ISS

FIRST MEN ON THE MOON

Click this link to view the 1969 video of Armstrong and Aldrin on the moon:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v48EVfRMqnI&feature=fvsr&edufilter=NWYlYkMy2Q8MBl0t01m_ww

CITATIONS…Information

• "Astronaut Bio: Michael Collins." Astronaut Bio: Michael Collins. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2012. <http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/collins-m.html>.

• "NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration." NASA. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2012. <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo11.html>.

• "Time Line of Space Exploration." Time Line of Space Exploration. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2012. <http://my.execpc.com/~culp/space/timeline.html>.

• "The First Moonwalk." Scholastic, Helping Children Around the World to Read and Learn. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2012. http://teacher.scholastic.com/space/apollo11/moonwalk.htm

CITATIONS…Images

• Channels, Illustration Courtesy Maas Digital LLC/National Geographic. "Mars Rover's "Crazy" Landing, Step by Step (Pictures)." National Geographic. National Geographic Society, 04 Aug. 2012. Web. 19 Sept. 2012. <http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/08/pictures/120804-mars-science-laboratory-nasa-space-rover-landing/>.

• "Institute of Astronomy." Starman: The Truth behind the Legend of Yuri Gagarin. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2012. <http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/public/starman>.

• "Moon Landing." Moon Landing. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. <http://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/fpage/moonlanding/moonlanding.html>.

• "NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration." NASA. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2012. <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo11.html>.

• N.p., n.d. Web. <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/5850089/Apollo-11-Moon-landing-Michael-Collins-space-suit-up-for-auction.html>.

CITATIONS…Images (Continued)

• N.p., n.d. Web. <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/5850089/Apollo-11-Moon-landing-Michael-Collins-space-suit-up-for-auction.html>.

• "Soviet Craft - Sputnik." Soviet Craft - Sputnik. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2012. <http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/stu/advanced/20th_soviet_sputnik.html>.

• "The Daily Mirror." - TV, Movies, History, Los Angeles Times, Police, Crime, Law, Court. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2012. <http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedailymirror/2007/week40/index.html>.

• "The Moon Landing." The Moon Landing. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. <http://www.kidport.com/reflib/science/moonlanding/moonlanding.htm>.