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Shooting for the Moon
The Space Race
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It was an outrageous idea, to expect It was an outrageous idea, to expect to leave the earth’s atmosphere and to leave the earth’s atmosphere and
make it to the moon, especially in make it to the moon, especially in the same century that people had the same century that people had
first learned to fly.first learned to fly.
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We might not have tried it at all if it We might not have tried it at all if it hadn’t been for Russia. When the hadn’t been for Russia. When the
Russians sent a satellite into space, Russians sent a satellite into space, called called SputnikSputnik, we couldn’t believe , we couldn’t believe
it.it.
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We Americans had the idea that we We Americans had the idea that we were better than others. It was a were better than others. It was a kind of national arrogance. We kind of national arrogance. We
aren’t better or smarter than other aren’t better or smarter than other people.people.
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Russia’s Russia’s SputnikSputnik got us energized. got us energized. We didn’t want our communist foes We didn’t want our communist foes
to take over space.to take over space.
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Then, in April 1961, the Russians Then, in April 1961, the Russians sent a man rocketing into space. His sent a man rocketing into space. His name was name was Yuri GagarinYuri Gagarin..
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The United States had a space The United States had a space agency, agency, NASANASA , but we were behind , but we were behind the Russians, and we couldn’t stand the Russians, and we couldn’t stand
the idea.the idea.
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Mr. Martinez visiting the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Vehicle Assembly Building,Kennedy Space Center, Florida(houses the Space Shuttles).
President President John F. KennedyJohn F. Kennedy made a made a speech announcing our intention to speech announcing our intention to put a man on the moon “put a man on the moon “before the before the
decade is outdecade is out.” We were off on a .” We were off on a space race.space race.
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This moon trip became the will of a This moon trip became the will of a nation. It took the talent of nation. It took the talent of
thousands of brains, it took the thousands of brains, it took the lives of some astronauts (who were lives of some astronauts (who were
killed in explosive misfires).killed in explosive misfires).
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Astronauts White, Grissom, and Chaffee
The first step toward the moon The first step toward the moon was flight into space. Texan was flight into space. Texan Alan Alan B. ShepardB. Shepard was squeezed into a was squeezed into a spacesuit in a space capsule just spacesuit in a space capsule just
big enough to hold him.big enough to hold him.
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Alan Shepard
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This was the This was the Mercury projectMercury project, named , named for the swift messenger of the ancient for the swift messenger of the ancient
Roman gods. (The space craft was Roman gods. (The space craft was named named Freedom 7Freedom 7).).
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The first American manned flight The first American manned flight into space lasted 15 minutes.into space lasted 15 minutes.
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The The MercuryMercury flights, there were 6 of flights, there were 6 of them, were an important first step. them, were an important first step. One Mercury flight lasted 34 hours.One Mercury flight lasted 34 hours.
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7 Original Mercury Astronauts
Next came the Next came the GeminiGemini program, program, named for twin stars. They were named for twin stars. They were
two-manned flights intended to test two-manned flights intended to test docking techniques.docking techniques.
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GeminiGemini connected with a target connected with a target vehicle, named vehicle, named AgenaAgena. The . The
spacecraft touched noses and spacecraft touched noses and clamped themselves together in clamped themselves together in
space.space.
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The Gemini astronauts walked The Gemini astronauts walked outside the capsule in space suits, outside the capsule in space suits, into outer space, but with a cord into outer space, but with a cord that firmly tied them to their ship.that firmly tied them to their ship.
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My daughter visiting theKennedy Space Center
In Florida.
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On the morning of July 16,1969, five On the morning of July 16,1969, five months before President Kennedy’s months before President Kennedy’s deadline of the end of the decade, deadline of the end of the decade, the sun was bright and the skies the sun was bright and the skies were clear at Cape Canaveral on were clear at Cape Canaveral on
Florida’s east coast.Florida’s east coast.
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Some 8,000 people were packed Some 8,000 people were packed into a special viewing area; others into a special viewing area; others jammed nearby roads and beaches jammed nearby roads and beaches to view the launching of to view the launching of Apollo 11Apollo 11..
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Nearby, three men sat strapped Nearby, three men sat strapped elbow to elbow inside a narrow elbow to elbow inside a narrow
capsule on top of a Saturn rocket capsule on top of a Saturn rocket that stood as tall as a 30-story that stood as tall as a 30-story
building.building.
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Neil ArmstrongNeil Armstrong, a civilian pilot, was , a civilian pilot, was in the left seat. Some said he was in the left seat. Some said he was
the nation’s best jet test pilot.the nation’s best jet test pilot.
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Edwin AldrinEdwin Aldrin sat in the middle. sat in the middle. Everyone called him by his school Everyone called him by his school
nickname, Buzz. Some of his nickname, Buzz. Some of his scientific ideas had gone into this scientific ideas had gone into this
mission.mission.
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Michael CollinsMichael Collins, another air force , another air force officer and test pilot, was to pilot officer and test pilot, was to pilot the command ship, which would the command ship, which would
orbit the moon while the other two orbit the moon while the other two men descended to the lunar surface men descended to the lunar surface
in the landing vehicle.in the landing vehicle.
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The rocket, named The rocket, named Saturn VSaturn V, , belched fire and its own billowing belched fire and its own billowing
clouds, lifted off, and seemed to rise clouds, lifted off, and seemed to rise slowly.slowly.
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But that was just an illusion, after But that was just an illusion, after two and a half minutes Saturn V was two and a half minutes Saturn V was
41 miles above Earth. It was 41 miles above Earth. It was traveling at 5,400 mph when its first traveling at 5,400 mph when its first
stage fell away.stage fell away.
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Mission Control, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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The next stage took the astronauts The next stage took the astronauts 110 miles above Earth, carrying 110 miles above Earth, carrying them at 14,000 mph, and was them at 14,000 mph, and was jettisoned (dropped away).jettisoned (dropped away).
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The third stage got them to 17,000 The third stage got them to 17,000 mph. they were now weightless and mph. they were now weightless and
orbiting the earth. It was only 17 orbiting the earth. It was only 17 minutes after liftoff.minutes after liftoff.
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After they had circled the globe After they had circled the globe twice, the third-stage engine fired twice, the third-stage engine fired the ship away from Earth’s orbit. It the ship away from Earth’s orbit. It would take three days to get to the would take three days to get to the
moon.moon.
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Television took us into space and Television took us into space and then put us on the rocky, craggy, then put us on the rocky, craggy, pockmarked moon. When the two pockmarked moon. When the two men stepped out of the landing men stepped out of the landing
vehicle, we were there. I too, was vehicle, we were there. I too, was watching.watching.
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It was an American spaceship, but it It was an American spaceship, but it was a world event.was a world event.
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Neil ArmstrongNeil Armstrong stepped onto the stepped onto the moon’s crunchy soil and said, “moon’s crunchy soil and said, “One One small step for man, one giant leap small step for man, one giant leap
for mankindfor mankind.” It was an .” It was an understatement.understatement.
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The view from the moon was of one The view from the moon was of one Earth, it was not one of small, Earth, it was not one of small,
separate nations.separate nations.
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Austin Renee Martinezchecking out the Lunar Rover.
Life sized mock-up of Space ShuttleKennedy Space Center, Florida 1996.
Space Shuttle on Launching Pad, Summer 2007
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