Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to land on the moon on July 20, 1969. After their lunar module Eagle landed on the Sea of Tranquility, Armstrong uttered his famous first words upon stepping onto the lunar surface - "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." The astronauts found the moon's surface conditions, such as the powdery dust and lack of atmosphere, to be very different than expected. They struggled to firmly plant the American flag but were able to take photographs before returning to the lunar module.
This document introduces the concept that the Earth does not physically end at the North and South Poles as traditionally thought. Instead, the Earth's land masses merge and connect with land areas of the wider universe that exist beyond the poles. Naval expeditions have confirmed that traveling in a straight line from beyond the poles leads to more land, not outer space, demonstrating physical continuity across the universe. The author argues this contradicts the isolated "globe" model of Earth and shows celestial areas observed at night actually represent sky areas connected to Earth's sky.
The document provides details about the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing mission in 1969. It includes photos and descriptions of key events from the mission, such as the launch from Kennedy Space Center, the lunar landing, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin becoming the first men to walk on the moon, and their activities and experiments conducted on the lunar surface. The mission achieved the national goal of landing astronauts on the moon and returning them safely back to Earth.
This PowerPoint is one small part of the Astronomy Topics unit from www.sciencepowerpoint.com. This unit consists of a five part 3000+ slide PowerPoint roadmap, 12 page bundled homework package, modified homework, detailed answer keys, 8 pages of unit notes for students who may require assistance, follow along worksheets, and many review games. The homework and lesson notes chronologically follow the PowerPoint slideshow. The answer keys and unit notes are great for support professionals. The activities and discussion questions in the slideshow and meaningful. The PowerPoint includes built-in instructions, visuals, and follow up questions. Also included are critical class notes (color coded red), project ideas, video links, and review games. This unit also includes four PowerPoint review games (110+ slides each with Answers), 38+ video links, lab handouts, activity sheets, rubrics, materials list, templates, guides, and much more. Also included is a 190 slide first day of school PowerPoint presentation. Teaching Duration = 5+ weeks. Areas of Focus in the Astronomy Topics Unit: The Solar System and the Sun, Order of the Planets, Our Sun, Life Cycle of a Star, Size of Stars, Solar Eclipse, Lunar Eclipse, The Inner Planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, Craters, Tides, Phases of the Moon, Mars and Moons, Rocketry, Asteroid Belt, NEOs, The Torino Scale, The Outer Planets and Gas Giants, Jupiter / Moons, Saturn / Moons, Uranus / Moons, Neptune / Moons, Pluto's Demotion, The Kuiper Belt, Oort Cloud, Comets / Other, Beyond the Solar System, Types of Galaxies, Blackholes, Extrasolar Planets, The Big Bang, Dark Matter, Dark Energy, The Special Theory of Relativity, Hubble Space Telescope, Constellations, Spacetime and much more. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Thanks again and best wishes. Sincerely, Ryan Murphy M.Ed www.sciencepowerpoint@gmail.com
NASA was founded in 1958 in response to the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik. Project Mercury launched America's first astronauts into suborbital and low Earth orbital flights between 1961 and 1963. Project Gemini developed orbital flight techniques from 1965 to 1966 in preparation for the Apollo program to land astronauts on the Moon. Apollo 1 ended in tragedy with the deaths of its crew during a launch pad test in 1967. The first successful manned Apollo mission was Apollo 7 in 1968, followed by Apollo 8 which orbited the Moon in 1968. Apollo 11 succeeded in landing the first humans on the Moon in 1969. A total of six manned lunar landings were made between 1969 and 1972, culminating with Apollo 17. These missions achieved President Kennedy's
Space is serious business, but can be fun!
Vis Viva hosted a pub quiz as a change from our usual discussion rounds. These are the questions.
Would you have known the answers?
Some questions required media to play, they are:
Q6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pcidu6ppcFg
Q8: How many coke cans do you need to be as a high as an Ariane 5 ECA?
Q11: What went wrong during the Apollo 12 launch, twice?
Q17: Which theme song is this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHp9oZPqs8E
Q20: Which character in Star Wars said "It's a trap?"
Can YOU believe - they put a man on the Moon? Free book: 2019The Free School
This free book is about the fate of the Apollo 11 spacecraft.
This text contains six main sections. The first segment
outlines the history of the Apollo 11 mission as
chronicled by mainstream media narratives and NASA.
The second part explores technological arguments that
support and challenge official Apollo 11 narratives. The
following section focuses on physical evidence that is
grounded on planet Earth and the Moon’s surface. The
chapter titled ‘Troops’ is about evidence offered by
those who engaged directly with the Apollo 11 mission.
I next discuss how and why NASA destroyed artefacts
related to the Apollo 11 craft and mission.
The final segment looks at the bigger picture of what
this Moon landing represents to those who aggressively
defend or question the authenticity of Apollo 11’s fate.
Apollo 11 NASA Man on the Moon
Michael Collins Buzz Aldrin Neil Armstrong
1969 Fake Hoax Conspiracy Rocket Houston
Project Apollo was NASA's program to land astronauts on the Moon, launched by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 with the goal of achieving lunar landing before the decade was out. The first unmanned missions tested the Command, Lunar, and Service modules. The first manned mission, Apollo 1, ended in tragedy when a flash fire killed the crew during a launch rehearsal test. Apollo 7 was the first successful manned Earth-orbital mission. On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 landed the first astronauts on the Moon - Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, achieving Kennedy's goal. Over the course of five more successful lunar landings, Apollo brought back 382 kilograms of lunar samples to better understand the Moon. The
The Apollo 13 mission launched from Earth with three astronauts aboard but experienced an oxygen tank explosion, forcing NASA to abort the planned moon landing. Engineers and the crew worked together in a crisis to fix the damaged spacecraft and guide Apollo 13 safely back to Earth in an emergency return. The near-disaster of Apollo 13 has been remembered as an important event in the US space program and was later depicted in a popular film starring Tom Hanks.
This document introduces the concept that the Earth does not physically end at the North and South Poles as traditionally thought. Instead, the Earth's land masses merge and connect with land areas of the wider universe that exist beyond the poles. Naval expeditions have confirmed that traveling in a straight line from beyond the poles leads to more land, not outer space, demonstrating physical continuity across the universe. The author argues this contradicts the isolated "globe" model of Earth and shows celestial areas observed at night actually represent sky areas connected to Earth's sky.
The document provides details about the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing mission in 1969. It includes photos and descriptions of key events from the mission, such as the launch from Kennedy Space Center, the lunar landing, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin becoming the first men to walk on the moon, and their activities and experiments conducted on the lunar surface. The mission achieved the national goal of landing astronauts on the moon and returning them safely back to Earth.
This PowerPoint is one small part of the Astronomy Topics unit from www.sciencepowerpoint.com. This unit consists of a five part 3000+ slide PowerPoint roadmap, 12 page bundled homework package, modified homework, detailed answer keys, 8 pages of unit notes for students who may require assistance, follow along worksheets, and many review games. The homework and lesson notes chronologically follow the PowerPoint slideshow. The answer keys and unit notes are great for support professionals. The activities and discussion questions in the slideshow and meaningful. The PowerPoint includes built-in instructions, visuals, and follow up questions. Also included are critical class notes (color coded red), project ideas, video links, and review games. This unit also includes four PowerPoint review games (110+ slides each with Answers), 38+ video links, lab handouts, activity sheets, rubrics, materials list, templates, guides, and much more. Also included is a 190 slide first day of school PowerPoint presentation. Teaching Duration = 5+ weeks. Areas of Focus in the Astronomy Topics Unit: The Solar System and the Sun, Order of the Planets, Our Sun, Life Cycle of a Star, Size of Stars, Solar Eclipse, Lunar Eclipse, The Inner Planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, Craters, Tides, Phases of the Moon, Mars and Moons, Rocketry, Asteroid Belt, NEOs, The Torino Scale, The Outer Planets and Gas Giants, Jupiter / Moons, Saturn / Moons, Uranus / Moons, Neptune / Moons, Pluto's Demotion, The Kuiper Belt, Oort Cloud, Comets / Other, Beyond the Solar System, Types of Galaxies, Blackholes, Extrasolar Planets, The Big Bang, Dark Matter, Dark Energy, The Special Theory of Relativity, Hubble Space Telescope, Constellations, Spacetime and much more. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Thanks again and best wishes. Sincerely, Ryan Murphy M.Ed www.sciencepowerpoint@gmail.com
NASA was founded in 1958 in response to the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik. Project Mercury launched America's first astronauts into suborbital and low Earth orbital flights between 1961 and 1963. Project Gemini developed orbital flight techniques from 1965 to 1966 in preparation for the Apollo program to land astronauts on the Moon. Apollo 1 ended in tragedy with the deaths of its crew during a launch pad test in 1967. The first successful manned Apollo mission was Apollo 7 in 1968, followed by Apollo 8 which orbited the Moon in 1968. Apollo 11 succeeded in landing the first humans on the Moon in 1969. A total of six manned lunar landings were made between 1969 and 1972, culminating with Apollo 17. These missions achieved President Kennedy's
Space is serious business, but can be fun!
Vis Viva hosted a pub quiz as a change from our usual discussion rounds. These are the questions.
Would you have known the answers?
Some questions required media to play, they are:
Q6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pcidu6ppcFg
Q8: How many coke cans do you need to be as a high as an Ariane 5 ECA?
Q11: What went wrong during the Apollo 12 launch, twice?
Q17: Which theme song is this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHp9oZPqs8E
Q20: Which character in Star Wars said "It's a trap?"
Can YOU believe - they put a man on the Moon? Free book: 2019The Free School
This free book is about the fate of the Apollo 11 spacecraft.
This text contains six main sections. The first segment
outlines the history of the Apollo 11 mission as
chronicled by mainstream media narratives and NASA.
The second part explores technological arguments that
support and challenge official Apollo 11 narratives. The
following section focuses on physical evidence that is
grounded on planet Earth and the Moon’s surface. The
chapter titled ‘Troops’ is about evidence offered by
those who engaged directly with the Apollo 11 mission.
I next discuss how and why NASA destroyed artefacts
related to the Apollo 11 craft and mission.
The final segment looks at the bigger picture of what
this Moon landing represents to those who aggressively
defend or question the authenticity of Apollo 11’s fate.
Apollo 11 NASA Man on the Moon
Michael Collins Buzz Aldrin Neil Armstrong
1969 Fake Hoax Conspiracy Rocket Houston
Project Apollo was NASA's program to land astronauts on the Moon, launched by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 with the goal of achieving lunar landing before the decade was out. The first unmanned missions tested the Command, Lunar, and Service modules. The first manned mission, Apollo 1, ended in tragedy when a flash fire killed the crew during a launch rehearsal test. Apollo 7 was the first successful manned Earth-orbital mission. On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 landed the first astronauts on the Moon - Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, achieving Kennedy's goal. Over the course of five more successful lunar landings, Apollo brought back 382 kilograms of lunar samples to better understand the Moon. The
The Apollo 13 mission launched from Earth with three astronauts aboard but experienced an oxygen tank explosion, forcing NASA to abort the planned moon landing. Engineers and the crew worked together in a crisis to fix the damaged spacecraft and guide Apollo 13 safely back to Earth in an emergency return. The near-disaster of Apollo 13 has been remembered as an important event in the US space program and was later depicted in a popular film starring Tom Hanks.
Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space on April 12, 1961 when he completed an orbit of Earth during a 108-minute Vostok 1 mission. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission. Alan Shepard was the first American in space when he conducted a 15-minute suborbital flight on May 5, 1961 aboard the Mercury capsule Freedom 7. Apollo 9 tested the Lunar Module for the first time in Earth orbit in preparation for landing on the Moon.
Ed White became the first American to walk in space during the Gemini IV mission. He used a handheld device to propel himself away from the spacecraft and spent 36 minutes floating outside the ship. While it was difficult, mission control commanded him back inside. The first spacewalk was a success and helped pave the way for future exploration. On July 21, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon, declaring it as "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." He was joined by Buzz Aldrin, who collected samples and data and planted the American flag on the lunar surface in a monumental achievement for humanity.
The document raises several questions and issues with the official NASA narrative and photos from the Apollo moon landings:
1) Some of the photos show physical impossibilities like flags fluttering or stars in the background given the moon has no atmosphere or winds.
2) Several photos are claimed to have been taken by the astronauts yet they show the astronauts in the frame, implying a third party was present.
3) The physical effects of the low gravity and pressure suits are called into question by details like the astronauts' flexibility.
4) No other country has sent humans to the moon despite significant technological advances, allowing doubts about the original US landing.
Americans launched the Apollo 13 mission on April 11, 1970 with the goal of exploring Fra Mauro on the moon. However, two days later on April 13, an oxygen tank exploded onboard, forcing the astronauts to abort the lunar landing. The crew of Jim Lovell, John Swigert, and Fred Haise had to circle the moon without landing and find a way to return safely to Earth with limited power and oxygen due to the critical system failure. Apollo 13 demonstrated NASA's ability to innovate solutions to save lives in emergency situations in space.
Buzz Aldrin was an American astronaut and the second person to walk on the moon. He graduated from West Point and got a doctorate in science from MIT. On the Apollo 11 mission in 1969, Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were the first two people to walk on the moon. Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon. James Lovell was a NASA astronaut who flew on the Gemini 7, Gemini 12 and Apollo 13 missions. Eugene Cernan was an astronaut who walked in space during the Gemini 9 mission and was the last person to walk on the moon as commander of Apollo 17.
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969 as part of the Apollo 11 mission. After landing the lunar module Eagle on the moon's Sea of Tranquility, Armstrong radioed back to mission control "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." Armstrong was the first to step onto the lunar surface, saying his famous words "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." The astronauts conducted experiments, collected moon rocks, and planted an American flag before returning to the Eagle for their trip back to Earth.
The document summarizes the events of the Apollo 13 mission, which suffered an oxygen tank explosion en route to the moon in 1970. The crew was forced to use the lunar module as a "lifeboat" to survive the journey back to Earth. Through ingenious problem-solving, the mission control team in Houston was able to guide the astronauts to a safe splashdown, turning a potential tragedy into a triumph of human innovation and endurance.
http://marcusvannini2012.blogspot.com/
http://www.marcusmoon2022.org/designcontest.htm
Shoot for the moon and if you miss you'll land among the stars...
This document discusses LEED certification and sustainability in West Virginia. It provides information on the USGBC LEED rating system categories and potential credits. It also outlines relevant state regulations and incentives. Opportunities for pursuing LEED credits are presented, such as site selection, habitat restoration, stormwater management, construction waste diversion, use of regional materials, increased ventilation, and innovative carbon sequestration projects. The document emphasizes that sustainability involves remaking human presence to allow healthy communities while maintaining ecosystem integrity.
The document provides 27 tips for healthy breakfast options that include foods like whole grains, fruits, yogurt, eggs, and other foods that provide energy and nutrients. It recommends choosing breakfast combinations that include a carbohydrate, dairy or calcium source, and fruit to get about 300 calories. The tips emphasize the importance of fiber, protein and healthy fats in breakfast choices to support health and weight management.
The document provides 27 tips for healthy breakfast options that include foods like whole grains, fruits, yogurt, eggs, and other foods that provide energy and nutrients. It recommends choosing breakfast combinations that include a carbohydrate, dairy or calcium source, and fruit to get about 300 calories. The tips emphasize the importance of fiber, protein and healthy fats in breakfast choices to feel full until lunch and gain benefits like reduced risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease.
El documento presenta dos programas en Java que cuentan los votos de una elección en Venezuela. Ambos programas piden al usuario ingresar el número de votantes y luego solicitan el voto de cada votante, almacenando los resultados en variables para imprimir los totales al final. El primer programa usa un bucle for mientras que el segundo usa un bucle while para realizar la misma tarea.
This document discusses using the EPA's Portfolio Manager tool and ENERGY STAR program to benchmark and improve the energy efficiency of buildings. It explains how Portfolio Manager allows users to track energy use over time, compare buildings to national averages, set efficiency targets, and apply for ENERGY STAR recognition. Buildings receive an energy performance rating on a 1-100 scale, with higher scores indicating better efficiency. The document provides guidance on interpreting ratings and determining appropriate efficiency improvements.
This document provides information about funding sources and financial planning for green building projects and energy efficiency improvements. It outlines several potential sources of funding, including the Natural Capital Investment Fund, the USDA Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Program, and assistance from the West Virginia University Manufacturing Extension Partnership and West Virginia Small Business Development Center. The Natural Capital Investment Fund provides loans from $2,000 to $250,000 for green building and energy efficiency projects, with terms up to 10 years and interest rates from prime plus 1-2%. The USDA program provides up to 25% of eligible project costs up to $250,000 for energy efficiency improvements. Contact information is provided for representatives from these organizations.
Este documento describe un proyecto para diseñar una caneca automatizada que motive a los estudiantes de colegios en Bucaramanga a depositar botellas plásticas de manera adecuada. El proyecto utilizará sensores, Arduino y gamification para crear una caneca interactiva que promueva el reciclaje a través de sonidos y mensajes. El objetivo es reducir la contaminación causada por el desperdicio de botellas plásticas.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong, who took a giant leap for mankind when he became the first person to walk on the moon, has died at the age of 82, his family said on Saturday.
Apollo 11 was the first mission to land astronauts on the moon in July 1969. The crew of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins launched aboard a Saturn V rocket from Florida. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin landed the lunar module Eagle on the moon's surface. The next day, Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon, followed by Aldrin 19 minutes later. They collected lunar samples and material before returning to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean on July 24. The crew then underwent 3 weeks of quarantine to ensure they had not brought any potential lunar pathogens back to Earth.
The document discusses a Big Bang quiz containing 15 multiple choice questions about movies, space missions, astronauts, and scientific concepts. It provides clues and videos to help identify the correct answers for each question in the quiz.
The document summarizes the Space Race between the US and USSR during the Cold War, focusing on the US Apollo 11 mission that landed astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon on July 20, 1969. It describes how President Kennedy pushed for NASA to put a man on the moon, the launch and journey of Apollo 11, Armstrong and Aldrin becoming the first men to walk on the moon, and their safe return to Earth, accomplishing Kennedy's goal of achieving the moon landing before the end of the 1960s.
On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission launched from Florida carrying Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. On July 20, Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon. The lunar module landed in the Sea of Tranquility, where Armstrong and Aldrin explored the surface and conducted experiments. Their mission was a success and marked a major milestone for humanity.
Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space on April 12, 1961 when he completed an orbit of Earth during a 108-minute Vostok 1 mission. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission. Alan Shepard was the first American in space when he conducted a 15-minute suborbital flight on May 5, 1961 aboard the Mercury capsule Freedom 7. Apollo 9 tested the Lunar Module for the first time in Earth orbit in preparation for landing on the Moon.
Ed White became the first American to walk in space during the Gemini IV mission. He used a handheld device to propel himself away from the spacecraft and spent 36 minutes floating outside the ship. While it was difficult, mission control commanded him back inside. The first spacewalk was a success and helped pave the way for future exploration. On July 21, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon, declaring it as "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." He was joined by Buzz Aldrin, who collected samples and data and planted the American flag on the lunar surface in a monumental achievement for humanity.
The document raises several questions and issues with the official NASA narrative and photos from the Apollo moon landings:
1) Some of the photos show physical impossibilities like flags fluttering or stars in the background given the moon has no atmosphere or winds.
2) Several photos are claimed to have been taken by the astronauts yet they show the astronauts in the frame, implying a third party was present.
3) The physical effects of the low gravity and pressure suits are called into question by details like the astronauts' flexibility.
4) No other country has sent humans to the moon despite significant technological advances, allowing doubts about the original US landing.
Americans launched the Apollo 13 mission on April 11, 1970 with the goal of exploring Fra Mauro on the moon. However, two days later on April 13, an oxygen tank exploded onboard, forcing the astronauts to abort the lunar landing. The crew of Jim Lovell, John Swigert, and Fred Haise had to circle the moon without landing and find a way to return safely to Earth with limited power and oxygen due to the critical system failure. Apollo 13 demonstrated NASA's ability to innovate solutions to save lives in emergency situations in space.
Buzz Aldrin was an American astronaut and the second person to walk on the moon. He graduated from West Point and got a doctorate in science from MIT. On the Apollo 11 mission in 1969, Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were the first two people to walk on the moon. Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon. James Lovell was a NASA astronaut who flew on the Gemini 7, Gemini 12 and Apollo 13 missions. Eugene Cernan was an astronaut who walked in space during the Gemini 9 mission and was the last person to walk on the moon as commander of Apollo 17.
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969 as part of the Apollo 11 mission. After landing the lunar module Eagle on the moon's Sea of Tranquility, Armstrong radioed back to mission control "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." Armstrong was the first to step onto the lunar surface, saying his famous words "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." The astronauts conducted experiments, collected moon rocks, and planted an American flag before returning to the Eagle for their trip back to Earth.
The document summarizes the events of the Apollo 13 mission, which suffered an oxygen tank explosion en route to the moon in 1970. The crew was forced to use the lunar module as a "lifeboat" to survive the journey back to Earth. Through ingenious problem-solving, the mission control team in Houston was able to guide the astronauts to a safe splashdown, turning a potential tragedy into a triumph of human innovation and endurance.
http://marcusvannini2012.blogspot.com/
http://www.marcusmoon2022.org/designcontest.htm
Shoot for the moon and if you miss you'll land among the stars...
This document discusses LEED certification and sustainability in West Virginia. It provides information on the USGBC LEED rating system categories and potential credits. It also outlines relevant state regulations and incentives. Opportunities for pursuing LEED credits are presented, such as site selection, habitat restoration, stormwater management, construction waste diversion, use of regional materials, increased ventilation, and innovative carbon sequestration projects. The document emphasizes that sustainability involves remaking human presence to allow healthy communities while maintaining ecosystem integrity.
The document provides 27 tips for healthy breakfast options that include foods like whole grains, fruits, yogurt, eggs, and other foods that provide energy and nutrients. It recommends choosing breakfast combinations that include a carbohydrate, dairy or calcium source, and fruit to get about 300 calories. The tips emphasize the importance of fiber, protein and healthy fats in breakfast choices to support health and weight management.
The document provides 27 tips for healthy breakfast options that include foods like whole grains, fruits, yogurt, eggs, and other foods that provide energy and nutrients. It recommends choosing breakfast combinations that include a carbohydrate, dairy or calcium source, and fruit to get about 300 calories. The tips emphasize the importance of fiber, protein and healthy fats in breakfast choices to feel full until lunch and gain benefits like reduced risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease.
El documento presenta dos programas en Java que cuentan los votos de una elección en Venezuela. Ambos programas piden al usuario ingresar el número de votantes y luego solicitan el voto de cada votante, almacenando los resultados en variables para imprimir los totales al final. El primer programa usa un bucle for mientras que el segundo usa un bucle while para realizar la misma tarea.
This document discusses using the EPA's Portfolio Manager tool and ENERGY STAR program to benchmark and improve the energy efficiency of buildings. It explains how Portfolio Manager allows users to track energy use over time, compare buildings to national averages, set efficiency targets, and apply for ENERGY STAR recognition. Buildings receive an energy performance rating on a 1-100 scale, with higher scores indicating better efficiency. The document provides guidance on interpreting ratings and determining appropriate efficiency improvements.
This document provides information about funding sources and financial planning for green building projects and energy efficiency improvements. It outlines several potential sources of funding, including the Natural Capital Investment Fund, the USDA Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Program, and assistance from the West Virginia University Manufacturing Extension Partnership and West Virginia Small Business Development Center. The Natural Capital Investment Fund provides loans from $2,000 to $250,000 for green building and energy efficiency projects, with terms up to 10 years and interest rates from prime plus 1-2%. The USDA program provides up to 25% of eligible project costs up to $250,000 for energy efficiency improvements. Contact information is provided for representatives from these organizations.
Este documento describe un proyecto para diseñar una caneca automatizada que motive a los estudiantes de colegios en Bucaramanga a depositar botellas plásticas de manera adecuada. El proyecto utilizará sensores, Arduino y gamification para crear una caneca interactiva que promueva el reciclaje a través de sonidos y mensajes. El objetivo es reducir la contaminación causada por el desperdicio de botellas plásticas.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong, who took a giant leap for mankind when he became the first person to walk on the moon, has died at the age of 82, his family said on Saturday.
Apollo 11 was the first mission to land astronauts on the moon in July 1969. The crew of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins launched aboard a Saturn V rocket from Florida. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin landed the lunar module Eagle on the moon's surface. The next day, Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon, followed by Aldrin 19 minutes later. They collected lunar samples and material before returning to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean on July 24. The crew then underwent 3 weeks of quarantine to ensure they had not brought any potential lunar pathogens back to Earth.
The document discusses a Big Bang quiz containing 15 multiple choice questions about movies, space missions, astronauts, and scientific concepts. It provides clues and videos to help identify the correct answers for each question in the quiz.
The document summarizes the Space Race between the US and USSR during the Cold War, focusing on the US Apollo 11 mission that landed astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon on July 20, 1969. It describes how President Kennedy pushed for NASA to put a man on the moon, the launch and journey of Apollo 11, Armstrong and Aldrin becoming the first men to walk on the moon, and their safe return to Earth, accomplishing Kennedy's goal of achieving the moon landing before the end of the 1960s.
On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission launched from Florida carrying Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. On July 20, Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon. The lunar module landed in the Sea of Tranquility, where Armstrong and Aldrin explored the surface and conducted experiments. Their mission was a success and marked a major milestone for humanity.
Neil Armstrong was born in 1930 in Ohio and became a test pilot for aeroplanes and the U.S. Navy. He was selected to be part of NASA's astronaut program and trained for years with Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins to fly aboard Apollo 11, which launched in 1969 carrying the first astronauts to land on the moon. On July 20, 1969, Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon, uttering the famous words "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Millions around the world watched the historic moon landing on television. Armstrong continued his career with NASA but always remained humble regarding his role in the Apollo 11 mission.
The document summarizes the events of the Apollo 13 mission, which was aborted after an oxygen tank explosion damaged the service module. The crew had to use the lunar module as a "lifeboat" to survive the trip back to Earth with limited power, water, and oxygen. Mission control and the astronauts worked together to devise solutions to keep the crew alive during the several days it took to return. While the mission failed to land on the moon, it demonstrated NASA's ability to respond to emergencies.
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The document summarizes the Apollo 13 mission, which was intended to land on the moon but suffered a critical failure en route. An explosion aboard the spacecraft damaged the oxygen tanks and power systems, forcing the crew to abort the lunar landing and return to Earth. Mission control worked tirelessly to bring the astronauts home safely by improvising solutions using only the resources available aboard the crippled spacecraft. The dramatic rescue of the Apollo 13 crew demonstrated NASA's ability to overcome adversity through teamwork and ingenuity.
Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the Moon, launched on July 16, 1969 carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the lunar surface, with Armstrong famously stating "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Additional objectives of the Apollo 11 mission included deploying scientific experiments and transmitting live television footage of the lunar landing.
The document discusses the Apollo 11 mission to land astronauts on the moon in 1969. It describes key events of the mission, including Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin becoming the first humans to walk on the lunar surface. The mission had widespread impact, inspiring hope around the world and advancing technology and international cooperation. Political leaders from various countries congratulated the United States on its achievement in space exploration.
Apollo 13 was the third mission planned to land astronauts on the moon, but an oxygen tank explosion crippled the spacecraft. The crew was left without power, water or oxygen. Through careful guidance from mission control, the crew was able to use the lunar module as a "lifeboat" to return safely to Earth without landing on April 17, 1970.
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first astronauts to land on the moon in July 1969 as part of the Apollo 11 mission. While some people believe the moon landing was faked, there is evidence that refutes common conspiracy theories. The flag seen waving in photos could have been moving due to lack of wind resistance on the moon. Shadows were possible because the lunar surface reflects its own light. Footprints remained clear because the moon's dust is fine and compacted. Despite some stars not being visible in photos, the astronauts likely could see them, but the camera had difficulty capturing them in the moon's bright glare.
Neil Armstrong was an American astronaut who was the first person to walk on the moon as commander of Apollo 11 in 1969. He was born in 1930 in Ohio and graduated from high school there before joining the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in 1952. Armstrong then moved to NASA's Edwards Flight Center in California and later to Houston to begin astronaut training. On July 16, 1969, Armstrong, along with Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, launched aboard Apollo 11 on their mission to land on the moon. After successfully landing on July 20, Armstrong was the first to step foot on the lunar surface, proclaiming "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Upon their safe return to Earth, Armstrong
1. One Giant Leap: An Excerpt from Rocket On Men July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in the first manned mission to the moon. Four days later, when the spacecraft touched down on the lunar surface, astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins became instant American heroes. These excerpts from Craig Nelson's new book, Rocket Men, reveal some intriguing dramas behind the well-known stories of the astronauts and their incredible feat. The LiftoffCradled in their formfitting couches, the three astronauts lay silently on their backs in 35-pound space suits, preparing for the countdown. The NASA load-in crew wished them luck—then closed the ship's hatch. It was a Florida dawn in July, 85 degrees, with a light wind and a ten-mile visibility. On the tidelands, a huge audience had made it to the beaches to witness history. Across the horizon lay the entire script of American space travel in a line of U.S. Air Force and NASA launchpads. In the tiny 11-by-13-foot capsule, Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins faced a cockpit that included five windows, numerous gauges, an assortment of dials, and, as Collins later put it,
great handfuls of switches, around 400, if you included plungers, ratchets, handles, and knobs. You [had] to be careful not to hit one by accident.
Posted on the dashboard were last-minute to-dos, handwritten cue cards, and the user's guide for the rocket. Next to Armstrong's chair was the most important tool of all: the abort lever, resembling a big oven dial on a pole. There was an unacknowledged prayer shared by astronaut crew and ground-control engineers alike at the start of every NASA mission—
Dear Lord, please don't let me screw up
—but this sentiment was felt more keenly on this flight.
We were our nation's envoys, we three, and it would be a national disgrace
if anything went wrong, said Collins.
We would be watched by the world; we must not fail. I really felt this pressure, an awesome responsibility, a completely negative sensation. By flight time, I had tics in both eyelids.
Armstrong commented,
I was aware that this was a culmination of the work of 300,000 or 400,000 people over a decade and that the nation's hopes rested on the results. With those pressures, it seemed the most important thing to do was focus on our job as best we were able and allow nothing to distract us.
Slowly, Apollo 11 began to rise. The sound of the liftoff overwhelmed the screams of a million spectators, many of whom now called out in unison, tears streaming down their cheeks,
Go! Go! Go! Go!
Norman Mailer described the launch as mankind's finding a way to talk to God. The author of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke, said,
At liftoff, I cried for the first time in 20 years—and prayed for the first time in 40.
Walter Cronkite of CBS later said,
Everything else that has happened in our time is going to be an asterisk.
And Wernher von Braun, the genius behind Apollo 11's Saturn V rocket, said,
It is equal in importance to that moment in evolution when aquatic life came crawling up on the land.
The astronauts themselves had very different feelings. Said Collins,
Shake, rattle, and roll! Noise, yes, lots of it, but mostly motion. We [were] thrown left and right against our straps in spasmodic little jerks.
The LandingApatch in the southwest corner of the moon's Sea of Tranquility had been chosen as the landing site, after photos taken during earlier missions had indicated that it was relatively free of boulders and craters. Four days after liftoff, on July 20, the Eagle landing craft fell to an altitude of ten miles, then fired its rocket to slow itself out of orbit and into descent. A computer used radar to drop the craft to about 500 feet and approach with portholes tilted down so that Armstrong could assess the terrain. If he felt that the target site was unacceptable, he would use radar to land the module himself. Just how difficult was it to fly this aircraft? In essence, Armstrong needed to fly a craft that was different from anything ever built, using controls devised from scratch, in one-sixth gravity, with no atmosphere, on a landscape whose features weren't truly known, and carrying enough fuel for only one attempt to land. The first sign of trouble appeared when Houston's Mission Control lost radio contact with Eagle. The engineers jury-rigged a solution by patching communications from Eagle to Columbia (orbiting with Collins at the controls) and then to Houston. This added new pressure; in an emergency, there would be additional delays in communications. While Armstrong looked out the window, Aldrin, monitoring displays and gauges on the dashboard, called out the data readings. Aldrin was so busy working, he never once looked out the window to watch the landing. Although plummeting at 7,614 feet per second, neither man felt a sensation of descent. As Armstrong searched for the right place, it became clear that they were going to overshoot the target by almost four miles. At Mission Control, readouts showed that the astronauts were flying 20 feet per second faster than planned. (If the number reached 40, flight rules called for an abort.) Armstrong now took control of the module. Said Aldrin later,
He slowed our descent [until], at 300 feet, we were descending at only three and a half feet per second. As Eagle dropped, we continued skimming forward. Neil still wasn't satisfied with the terrain. He stroked the hand controller and descent-rate switch like a motorist fine-tuning his cruise control [as] we scooted across boulders.
Said Armstrong,
I was surprised by the size of these boulders. Some were as big as motorcars.
Mission Control could not understand why Armstrong was taking so long. Said Floyd Bennett, planning chief,
I said, 'What is he doing?' We didn't know. He didn't have time to tell us that it was a rock field out there.
As fuel gauges dwindled, nerves began tightening further. Houston finally warned them that Armstrong had only 60 seconds of landing fuel remaining. Said Aldrin,
When the [low fuel] light came on, and we were still not close to the ground, I was concerned. But what could I do? Say, 'Neil, hurry up'? That would just excite him.
Armstrong said,
Finally, we found an area ringed on one side by fairly good-sized craters and on the other by a boulder field; it was about the size of a big house lot.
Aldrin called out,
Forty feet … Picking up dust … Thirty feet.
His nose and throat dry and cold from the tanked air, Armstrong finally saw a clear spot and put the ship into vertical landing position. The descent to the moon kicked up so much dust that at 30 feet, the ground below became a roiling cloud. Neither man could feel it happen, but then, with about 17 seconds of fuel remaining, the dashboard's blue light ignited. A foot sensor had made contact. At 3:17 p.m., Central Standard Time, on July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong announced to the world,
Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.
Said Walter Cronkite on live television, clearly overcome,
Wow, boy! Man on the moon!
Their faces grizzled with four days of stubble, Armstrong and Aldrin grinned, shook hands, and clapped each other's shoulders. Advertisement NASA/Digital Version Science Fiction Buzz Aldrin (photographed by Neil Armstrong) had a lot of things on his mind as he left the lunar module--among them, making sure not to lock himself out of it. javascript:void(0); David J. & Janice L. Frent Collection/Corbis javascript:void(0); NASA/Digital Version Science Fiction javascript:void(0); NASA Image Collection javascript:void(0); Wally McNamee/Corbis Armstrong, Collins, and Aldrin after splashdown. Some at NASA had given th emission only a 50 percent chance of succeeding. javascript:void(0); David J. & Janice L. Frent Collection/Corbis The SpeechFor months before the liftoff, the commander of Apollo 11 had endured the entreaties of thousands of friends, coworkers, and strangers. They all wanted to know: What would be the first words of the first man on the moon? Skilled in engineering and aeronautics, astronauts tended to be
just the facts, ma'am
kind of guys. This particular question, though, preoccupied Armstrong. He later explained that his words were inspired by the children's game Baby Steps, Giant Steps. Many assumed that U.S. Information Agency officer Simon Bourgin had drafted the statement (Bourgin had contributed to previous Apollo statements). Others at NASA tried to take control of the comment, until press officer Julian Scheer put a stop to all the chatter by asking,
Did Isabella tell Columbus what he would say in advance?
There's also the issue of the missing word a (as in,
One small step for a man
). The statement doesn't make sense logically in the way it has been recorded. Armstrong has always insisted that he said it correctly.
The a was intended,
he said later.
I thought I said it. So [I'd] be happy if it's put in parentheses.
[To hear Armstrong's actual historic statement from the moon, go to history.nasa.gov and search for one small step.] A NASA executive later told a reporter that, with the
one small step
statement, the taciturn Armstrong surprised everyone:
Yes or no from him [was] a big conversation.
And Armstrong's son, Rick, then 12 years old, said,
Usually when you ask him something, he just doesn't answer.
The StepAfter Eagle landed and the hatch opened, Aldrin guided Armstrong as he slowly crawled backward in his bulky space suit. The debarkation through the narrow doorway of Eagle's
porch
was more difficult than anticipated, as this transcript of the astronauts' conversation makes clear: Aldrin: Neil, you're lined up nicely. Toward me a little bit. Down. Okay. Now you're clear … Roll to the left … You're lined up on the platform. Put your left foot to the right a little bit. Armstrong: Okay? How am I doing? Aldrin: You're doing fine. During this maneuver, Armstrong forgot to turn the handle releasing the equipment assembly hatch, where most of the equipment that would be used on the moonwalk, including a TV camera, had been stowed. Mission Control reminded him, so Armstrong pulled himself back up, released it, and then continued climbing down. When Walter Cronkite, during the CBS television broadcast, asked why the descent to the surface was taking so long, astronaut Rusty Schweickart replied to the TV,
[Armstrong] doesn't have eyes in his rear end.
Houston: Standing by for your TV [transmission]. Armstrong: Houston, this is Neil. Radio check. Houston: Neil, this is Houston. Loud and clear. Buzz, this is Houston. Verify TV circuit breaker in. Aldrin: Roger, circuit breaker's in. Then suddenly, it happened: The ten-by-ten screen at Mission Control bloomed to life. The huge assembled crowd began cheering as they witnessed Armstrong's foot touch another world for the first time in history. That step was really not so small, by the way. From the last rung of the ladder to the surface of the moon, it was a three-and-a-half-foot drop.The SurfaceThe moon was lit by a sun unfiltered by any atmosphere, with one-sixth gravity that inspired hardened pilots to act like eight-year-old boys and a top dust as soft as the powdered beaches of Cancún. Aldrin told a reporter,
When you put your foot in the powder, the boot print preserved itself exquisitely. When I would take a step, a little semicircle of dust sprayed out before me. It was odd; the dust didn't behave at all the way it behaves here on earth.
Armstrong said,
[The moon] has a stark beauty all its own, like much of the high desert of the United States. It's different but very pretty.
An awestruck Aldrin called it
magnificent desolation.
Across the monochrome lunar vista of white highlands and black cratered seas were colored shots of sparkle, later identified as either volcanic glass or particles produced by the pounding of meteorites. The other unique quality of being on the moon, both men reported, was the pronounced curve of the horizon.
The horizon seems quite close to you,
said Armstrong. Just as dramatic was the vast difference between lunar shade and light.
The light was sometimes annoying because when it struck our helmets from a side angle, it would enter the faceplate and make a glare that reflected all over it,
Armstrong said.
As we penetrated a shadow, we would get a reflection of our own face, which would obscure everything else.
Without atmosphere, lunar vistas were brilliantly clear, like the earth's after a drenching rain but even more striking, as if the landscape seemed to roll on forever. Returning lunar visitors were filled with a near-religious feeling, citing
unreal clarity.
I felt buoyant and full of goose pimples when I stepped down on the surface,
Aldrin said. Overhead was no blue sky, but one infinite expanse of velvet black.The ConflictDeeply embedded in NASA's genetic code, the U.S. Navy had a long tradition of not allowing the commander of the ship to be the first to enter unknown territory. Five months before the mission, a Times-Picayune news article claimed that Apollo 11's
flight plan as now drawn calls for Aldrin to climb down the ladder from the lunar module shortly after touchdown. Forty-five minutes later, the Apollo commander, Neil A. Armstrong, will join him.
The article added that the
disclosure of Aldrin as the choice comes as a surprise to many who had speculated that the top commander would be entitled to take his place in history. But the space agency said that the decision is not Armstrong's to make.
George Mueller, the manned spaceflight associate administrator, confirmed that Aldrin would be first man out. At the same time, though, flight crew operations director Deke Slayton told Aldrin that Armstrong would probably be first: The commander had seniority. Flight director Chris Kraft later recalled,
In all the early plans, it was the lunar module pilot [Aldrin]. Buzz desperately wanted that honor and let it be known.
At the space center before the launch, Aldrin
came flapping into my office like an angry stork, arguing that he, the lunar module pilot, and not Armstrong, should be first down the ladder,
astronaut Gene Cernan remembered. Aldrin said,
Clearly, the matter was weighing on [Neil], but I thought that we knew and liked each other enough to discuss it candidly. Neil equivocated a minute or so; then, with a coolness I had not known he possessed, [he] said that the decision was quite historic and he didn't want to rule out the possibility of going first.
The confusion finally forced a decision by the agency's highest executives.
I thought about it,
said Kraft.
The first man on the moon would be a legend, an American hero beyond Lucky Lindbergh, beyond any soldier or politician or inventor. It should be Neil Armstrong. I brought my ideas to Deke and then to George Low [manager of the Apollo Spacecraft Program Office]. They thought so too.
Armstrong would be the one. The FlagStrapped to the lunar module's ladder, the American flag was transported to the moon, protected from the 2,000-degree temperatures at touchdown by a steel-and- ThermoFlex casing. The flag itself was made of nylon and was purchased for $5.50 through a government-supply catalog. Yet the most difficult and daunting task of the whole mission, Armstrong later confessed, was putting that flag up on the moon. Contrary to many geologists' conjecture, the moon's surface (at least in the Sea of Tranquility) was a thin sweep of dust covering dense, impenetrable rock. After pounding away at the task for much too long, Aldrin and Armstrong could get the flagpole sunk only a few inches deep, at best. Both men were convinced that with billions of people watching live, they would step back from the flag only to see it topple over. Armstrong tried patting a mound of lunar soil at the base to stabilize it, but it remained so precariously un-right that he and Aldrin spent the rest of the moonwalk carefully avoiding the flagpole.
We wanted the flag to suspend itself nicely, and we knew there's no atmosphere on the moon to speak of, so we sewed a hem in the top of the flag and made an aluminum flexible tube that slipped through the hem. You could take hold of it and pull it by hand until you extended the top out,
as technical services department director Jack Kinzler described it.
When they started to deploy it, they saw the rippling effect if you left that extender slightly short. So they decided to take the picture that way. I'm glad. It [looks] more realistic, like it's fluttering in the wind.
When the broadcast showed the men's digging finally accomplished and Aldrin smartly saluting the flag, everyone at Mission Control cheered.
To be able to salute that flag was one of the more humble yet proud experiences I've had,
Aldrin said later.
To look at the American flag and know how much so many people had [done to] get it where it was … At that instant, we sensed this almost mystical identification with all the people in the world.
Meanwhile, geologists back home, watching Armstrong and Aldrin spend precious moments raising the flag, talking on the phone, and taking pictures, grew impatient. Selenologist Harold Urey finally erupted at the TV,
Hurry up and get those samples!
(The men eventually brought home over 40 pounds of lunar rock.)The MissionWhenever American astronauts return from space, they're asked,
So what was it like?
One reason most have little to say is that they work so hard.
The awe and wonder is pushed into the background,
Collins told a reporter.
There you are in the most incredible position. [Yet] my whole attention was riveted on the next job in line. Nothing would have been more pleasant than just to look.
Aldrin commented,
Our surface activity was limited to two hours and forty minutes; every minute was busy.
By the time Armstrong and Aldrin got back inside the lunar module, they had worked for over 22 hours. Desperate for sleep, they
cleaned up the cockpit and got things pretty well in shape,
said Armstrong.
We planned to sleep with our helmets and gloves on. For one thing, it's a lot quieter.
Armstrong took a hammock and slept for about three hours; Aldrin sprawled on the floor and slept for four. Far above them in solo orbit, Collins got a very good sleep, indeed.The ReturnBack on earth, the astronauts felt the exhausting power of gravity.
Arms, which had floated before, now hung heavily and had to be willed to movement,
said Aldrin. After landing in the Pacific Ocean, Aldrin and Collins began a furious set of calisthenics during the helicopter ride to the aircraft carrier USS Hornet, where their quarantine trailer was waiting. (Armstrong did not join in.) The men began their three-week quarantine with a hot shower and a cold martini. It had been, to NASA and the crew's everlasting credit, a mission as perfect as anyone had ever known.
To me, the marvel is that it all worked like clockwork,
said Collins.
I almost said magic. There might be a little magic mixed in [there] somewhere.
During the splashdown into the Pacific, one Navy helicopter carried a television camera, whose signal was sent back to Houston and displayed on a giant screen. Next to the screen appeared these words:
I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before the decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth. John F. Kennedy, May 25, 1961.
And next to that, eight years, one month, and twenty-nine days later, it said
Task accomplished, July 1969.
Today, Neil Armstrong, 78, lives in Ohio, Buzz Aldrin, 79, in California, and Michael Collins, 78, in Florida. Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon