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    The document provides background information on the Apollo 11 mission to land the first humans on the Moon in July 1969. It describes the political context of the Space Race between the US and Soviet Union, and NASA's development of the Apollo program to achieve President Kennedy's goal of landing astronauts on the Moon. It gives biographies of the three Apollo 11 astronauts - Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins - and provides a play-by-play of the launch, lunar landing, activities on the Moon's surface, return to Earth, and the celebration and quarantine of the astronauts upon splashdown. The document concludes by noting how the success of Apollo 11 allowed the US to continue exploring space.

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    The document provides background information on the Apollo 11 mission to land the first humans on the Moon in July 1969. It describes the political context of the Space Race between the US and Soviet Union, and NASA's development of the Apollo program to achieve President Kennedy's goal of landing astronauts on the Moon. It gives biographies of the three Apollo 11 astronauts - Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins - and provides a play-by-play of the launch, lunar landing, activities on the Moon's surface, return to Earth, and the celebration and quarantine of the astronauts upon splashdown. The document concludes by noting how the success of Apollo 11 allowed the US to continue exploring space.

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    The document provides background information on the Apollo 11 mission to land the first humans on the Moon in July 1969. It describes the political context of the Space Race between the US and Soviet Union, and NASA's development of the Apollo program to achieve President Kennedy's goal of landing astronauts on the Moon. It gives biographies of the three Apollo 11 astronauts - Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins - and provides a play-by-play of the launch, lunar landing, activities on the Moon's surface, return to Earth, and the celebration and quarantine of the astronauts upon splashdown. The document concludes by noting how the success of Apollo 11 allowed the US to continue exploring space.

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    Sydney Stevenson

    Process Paper and Bibliography for Apollo 11 Website project

    Apollo 11 was much more than a scientific mission. At the time, the United
    States and Soviet Union were in a long struggle known as the Cold War. This was a
    state of Political and Military tension that also gave us a competition to the moon
    known as the Space Race around 1961. Then President, John F. Kennedy said,
    winning the space race was vital to the United States. In 1961 the Soviets were
    ahead in this race and the American Space Program was playing catch-up. Around
    this time, NASA began to work on a plan known as the Apollo project. The big
    challenge was to get man to the moon and back safely. After many good and bad
    test missions, in 1968, the Apollo 8 flew to the Moon and back. Two flights later, the
    Apollo 10 flew their LM to within 50,000 feet of the Moons surface. This is what put
    the Apollo 11 in line to make the first Moon landing.
    The Apollo 11 mission had three astronauts. Neil Armstrong was the mission
    commander. He is an Ohio native who flew in combat during the Korean War and
    worked as a test pilot on moon landings. The mission commander was posted next
    to the hatch. This gave him the honor of being the first man to step foot on the
    moon. Buzz Aldrin was born in New Jersey and he was a West Point graduate. He
    also flew combat missions in Korea. In 1966 he set a record for the longest
    spacewalk. Michael Collins flew the CM well as it orbited in space. He was born in
    Italy and also attended West Point. He was an Air Force test pilot. He did not walk on
    the moons surface.
    Before dawn on July 16, 1969 half of a million people were already at Floridas
    Cape Kennedy and millions more were watching on the TV. Nobody wanted to miss

    the historic moment. Every calculation and setting to be double checked and the
    rockets were filled with fuel. The astronauts sat in their seats and a final check
    showed all systems were go. The engines roared and the Apollo 11 was in the
    morning sky. The hours passed quickly and two days into the flight Armstrong and
    Aldrin crawled into the lunar module named Eagle. As Apollo 11 glided around the
    mound Collins received a thumbs up from Houston Mission Control, You are go for
    Space Ship Columbia. Then Armstrong and Aldrin separated in Eagle from
    Columbia.
    Armstrong fired the descent engine and the Eagle moved into the landing
    position. As dust flew in the clouds the Eagle landed safely on the moon. Neil
    Armstrong took his small step in to history with only five months left in the decade.
    NASA fulfilled the first half of former President Kennedys pledge. Now its time to go
    to work. There were photos to take, gear to unpack and experiments to do. A TV
    camera captured the moment Armstrong unveiled a plaque signed by President
    Nixon. The three astronauts set up and American flag on the moon and moments
    later President Nixon made the longest long-distance telephone call ever made.
    The astronauts collected 48 pounds of rocks and soil and picked up some
    sparkly purple rocks. They also set up a lot of scientific gear. All this was for
    geologists and scientists back on earth. TV showed images back to Earth and both
    mission control and others watching monitored the Astronauts. After two and half
    hours they were ordered to leave. The Eagle went back to the Columbia. Collins cut
    Eagle loose and the Columbia prepared to return to Earth. It took three days later to
    make it back to Earth. They splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. There the USS
    Hornet picked them up.

    The U.S. celebrated the crews return, but some officials were worried that the
    Astronauts may have Alien germs. Because of this, they were placed in a mobile
    quarantine car and after 18 days they were released. They had been cleared by
    doctors. Everyone in the U.S. and the world wanted to see the astronauts after this,
    so they went on a seven week, 25 Country tour. They were famous. This missions
    success allowed the United States to continue to send missions to the moon and
    continue exploring space, they had completed JFKs earlier wish finally.

    Apollo 11 Bibliography

    Bean, A. Chaikin, A. (2009) Mission Control, This is Apollo, The Story of the First
    Voyage to the Moon. New York, NY; Viking Publishing
    Dyer, A. (2008) Mission to the Moon. Great Britain; Weldon-Owen Pty Ltd.
    Floca, B. (2009) Moonshot, the Flight of the Apollo11. New York, NY; Simon and
    Schuster Childrens Publishing Division
    Green, C. (2013) Walking on the Moon. The Amazing Apollo 11 Mission. United
    States; Enslow Publishers, Inc.
    Hehner, B. (1999) First on the Moon. United States; Hyperion Books for Children
    n.d. Nasa Gallery. 11.25.2015 from www.nasa.gov/apollo11-gallery

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