Annotated Bibliography

D’mitry L.
Apollo 11 National History Day

Primary Sources:
● Mars, Kelli.
“50 Years Ago: Apollo 12 – The Journey Home.” NASA,
Nov 19, 2019,
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/50-years-ago-apollo-12-the-journey-home

This article shows what the astronauts collected on their journey to the moon to be tested
by NASA’s scientists. (76 pounds of lunar rocks, core samples, and photography.)

● NASA
SP-214, Preliminary Science Report.
“Apollo 11 (AS-506).” Apollo 11 (AS-506) | National Air and Space Museum,
January 01, 1969
https://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-learn/topics/apollo/apollo-program/landing-
missions/apollo11.cfm

This article explains what exactly happened during Apollo 11. It goes in depth about the
works and the exact times of when the Apollo 11 launched human-kind to the moon for new
discoveries. “Lunar-orbit insertion began at 75:50 ground elapsed time (GET). The spacecraft
was placed in an elliptical orbit (61 by 169 nautical miles), inclined 1.25 degrees to the lunar
equatorial plane. At 80:12 GET, the service module propulsion system was reignited”

● Dunbar, Brian
“July 20, 1969: One Giant Leap For Mankind.” NASA
July 20, 2019
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11.html

This article shows Apollo’s insights and unique makings. It explains the bravery it took
for Neil Armstrong to take a step into the unknown vast void of space.

● John Uri
“50 Years Ago: Apollo 12 Astronauts Leave Quarantine.” NASA. NASA,
https://www.nasa.gov
December 9, 2019.
https://roundupreads.jsc.nasa.gov/pages.ashx/1319/Fifty%20Years%20Ago%20Apollo%2012%2
0Astronauts%20Leave%20Quarantine

This article tells us what happened after Apollo 11 and how the astronauts were tested for
possibly foreign diseases from space. Once they landed they were quarantined for infections
from space and they were released Dec 10th, 1969.

● NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration What We've Learned About The Moon
No date provided
https://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/education/_documents/what%20we've%20learned%20about%20the
%20moon.pdf

This article gives more information on what we learned and improved upon scientifically
after the moon landing. The samples of rocks from the moon helped show how old the moon
truly is and how it may have formed.

Secondary Sources:

● Niiler, Eric.
“Why Civil Rights Activists Protested the Moon Landing.” History.com, A&E Television
Networks,
July 11, 2019,
www.history.com/news/apollo-11-moon-landing-launch-protests.

This article shows how there was resistance against the mission. Civil rights activists
thought that this was a waste of money and resources. They wanted it to be used on poor
suffering African-Americans.

● Jeffrey, James.
“The Dark Side of the Moon Mission.” Progressive.org,
July 18, 2019
progressive.org/dispatches/dark-side-of-moon-mission-jeffrey-190718/.

This article shows that the moon landing was more than just the amazing feat American
history makes it out to be. As Tracy Dahlby, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin’s
School of Journalism, said, “with issues of economic and social justice, opposition to the
Vietnam War, and a tortured political scene that saw a President and other leading figures
assassinated in the space of five years.”

● Patrick, Stewart M.
“The Moon Landing Anniversary Confronts America With a Fateful Choice.” Council on
Foreign Relations,
https://www.cfr.org
August 17, 2019.
https://www.cfr.org/blog/moon-landing-anniversary-confronts-america-fateful-choice

This article shows how we only went to space because we wanted to show we were
superior to the Soviets. After the launch of sputnik in 1957, President John F. Kennedy made a
pledge to send an American to the moon before the end of the decade. Now we are making plans
to put Americans on Mars.

● Dunbar, Brian.
“Our First Lunar Program: What Did We Get from Apollo?”, https://www.nasa.gov
December 12, 2019.
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/series/moon/first_lunar_program.html

This article shows what we learned about the earth from the moon landing. It also shows
how the moon landing helped improve the satellite technology. But there was much more to the
Apollo Program. First, the Apollo hardware was used for America’s first space station, Skylab,
in 1972 to 1973. The Skylab astronauts carried out dozens of scientific experiments, such as
orbital sea-surface radar, and operated a solar observatory with extremely valuable results.

● Acevedo, Nicole.
“Apollo 11's Buzz Aldrin Says Moon Landing Was Chance to Prove 'America's Can-Do Spirit'.”
NBCNews.com,
July 20, 2019
https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/news/apollo-11-s-buzz-aldrin-says-moon-landing-was-chance-
ncna1031971

This article shows how people reacted when Apollo 11 landed on the moon and how the
astronauts experienced it. “Looking back, landing on the moon wasn’t just our job, it was a
historic opportunity to prove to the world America’s can-do spirit. I’m proud to serve the country
that gave me this historic opportunity,” said Buzz Aldrin.

Videos:

Apollo 11 Moonwalk Montage

Used as a visual for what was on television sets during the moon landing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxPbnFc7iU8

JFK Moon Speech

Used to show what kickstarted the Apollo missions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th5A6ZQ28pE

Joan Baez - We shall overcome

Audio for visitors to listen to so they can get an idea of what the protesters were singing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkNsEH1GD7Q

Pictures:

https://www.pxfuel.com/en/free-photo-xdtfi
Used for background in conclusion slide

NASA
https://www.nasa.gov/content/nasas-journey-to-mars
Used for visual representation of the mars project

Shane Dawson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMapSAKvB7U
Used as an example for conspiracists against the moon landing

Milt Putnam (photographer)

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20190719/apollo-11-50-years-later-meet-man-who-got-
these-splashdown-shots
Used to show what it looked like when they landed in hawaii’s ocean.

Bettmann Archive
https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/bettmann-
archive?family=editorial&sort=mostpopular&phrase=bettmann%20archive
Used to show what the protesters looked like and did
Nasa
https://www.nasa.gov/specials/apollo50th/missions.html
Used to show the astronauts that died on the first Apollo mission

Milt Putnam
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:Apollo_11_crew_in_quarantine.jpg
Used to show the chamber they were held in after landing.

NASA
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/50-years-ago-apollo-11-astronauts-leave-quarantine
Used to show the inside of the quarantine chamber

NASA
https://www.nasa.gov/content/apollo-11-official-crew-portrait
Used to show all the crew members of Apollo 11.
NASA
https://www.npr.org/2019/07/16/736576512/the-making-of-apollos-command-module-2-
engineers-recall-tragedy-and-triumph
Used to show prototypes and how the spacecraft was built.

NASA
https://www.gettyimages.it/detail/fotografie-di-cronaca/american-astronaut-edwin-buzz-aldrin-
on-the-fotografie-di-cronaca/3208759
Used to show buzz aldrin on the moon