Jaime Gastelum

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Moon Landings
 Source A – Slide 1
• Apollo 11 Lands on the Moon, July 20, 1969
• DISCovering U.S. History. Online Edition.
• "Apollo 11 Lands on the Moon, July 20, 1969." DISCovering U.S. History,
Gale, 2003. Student Resources In Context,
http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ2104241313/SUIC?
u=mode49201&sid=SUIC&xid=9e00ea12. Accessed 1 May 2018.
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• Secondary Source
 Source A – Slide 2
• “With him he carried a plaque inscribed with the words: ‘Here Men From
the Planet Earth First Set Foot on the Moon. We Came in Peace For All
Mankind."
• Paragraph 1
• As the opening paragraph of the whole article it is meant to catch on to
the readers attention and although the information that is given is not
that extensive, it gives great insight on the information to come and
opens the readers mind for what's to come. The main reason why I chose
this quote is because although I have been a big fan of space related…
everything, I haven’t heard that quote and it has very intriguing.
 Source A – Slide 3
• “The first American satellite, dubbed ‘Vanguard,’ was tentatively
scheduled to be placed in orbit in 1958 and was designed to carry a small
payload about the size of a grapefruit. Then, on October 4, 1957, the
Soviet Union announced the launching of the first artificial satellite, a
184-pound sphere, which the Russians called Sputnik.”
• Paragraph 6
• In this quote we learn that the soviets launched a satellite before the
united states that were seen as the greatest power in the world. The
reaction of the people in the united states wasn’t the best reaction they
could have had, but who can blame them? This event was the beginning
of the space race, an event that would help shape technology and how
we use it.
 Source A – Slide 4
• “Then, in January, 1967, the three astronauts scheduled to make the first
Apollo flight, Virgil I. Grissom, Edward B. White, and Roger B. Chaffee,
were killed when the space cabin in which they had been conducting
routine tests on the ground suddenly caught fire.”
• Paragraph 12
• When we think about the space race we usually seem to think about the
Apollo 8 and its great success in landing on the moon. But we seem to
forget about the rest: the failures and tries that didn’t work. The first
Apollo flight brought down the spirits of the American people that were
anxious to see the U.S. dominate the soviets once more. An experience
that although wasn’t as lively and exciting as the Apollo 8 should never be
forgotten.
 Source B – Slide 1
• The 1969 Moon Landing: First Humans to Walk on Another World
• Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer
• Science and Its Times
• Sept. 6, 2012
• "The 1969 Moon Landing: First Humans to Walk on Another World."
Science and Its Times, edited by Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer, vol. 7, Gale,
2001. Student Resources In Context,
http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CV2643450738/SUIC?
u=mode49201&sid=SUIC&xid=04f175ff. Accessed 1 May 2018.
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 Source B – Slide 2
• “The dream of traveling to the moon was already centuries old when the
Second World War ended in 1945. It had inspired Robert Goddard (1882-
1945), who built and flew the first modern rockets in the New Mexico
desert during the 1930s, and captivated Wernher von Braun (1912-1977),
leader of a team that gave Nazi Germany the world's first guided missiles
in 1944-45.
• Paragraph 2
• The space exploration theme and events are linked to the late 50s and
early 60s but they started way back in ww2. We can see who were the
people that pioneered the space exploration dream and gave the rest of
the world a stepping stone for future plans on the subject.
 Source B – Slide 3
• “Many of the technologies developed for Project Apollo eventually found
their way onto the consumer market: nonstick coatings, dehydrated
foods, and miniaturized electronic components.
• Paragraph 8
• The space race wasn’t only a competition to see who was the most
advance in their technology. The space race also contributed to future
technology fabricating new materials, ways of building, and developing
new technology for the future that brought us to the day in age where we
have the equivalent of a smart phone with almost all its capabilities that
is a watch.
 Source B – Slide 4
• “Apollo 11, in particular, also boosted Americans' confidence in their
ability to solve society's problems. The moon landing became proof of
American competence and achievement. "If we can send a man to the
moon," a popular expression asked, "why can't we cure cancer, clean up
the air, end poverty, etc.?"
• Paragraph 12
• Once a man is sent to the moon, who's to say what is impossible? The
great achievement of Neil Armstrong and NASA was a big confidence
booster for the American people that thought they were being out done
by the rest of the nations. As a civilization there is nothing better than
being the best and knowing for a fact that you are.
 Source C – Slide 1
• The Moon Landing, September 16, 1969
• Unknown
• DISCovering U.S. History.
• 2003
• "The Moon Landing, September 16, 1969." DISCovering U.S. History, Gale,
2003. Student Resources In Context,
http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ2104210002/SUIC?
u=mode49201&sid=SUIC&xid=22953afb. Accessed 10 May 2018.
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 Source C – Slide 2
• “Mystery, however, is a very necessary ingredient in our lives.
Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis for man's desire to
understand. Who knows what mysteries will be solved in our lifetime,
and what new riddles will become the challenge of the new generations?
Science has not mastered prophesy. We predict too much for next year
yet far too little for the next ten.”
• Paragraph 9 & 8
• Neil Armstrong explains why mystery is needed and what it creates in a
human being. Excerpt is a quote that doesn’t really explain the events of
the moon landings and all the fancy information that is needed to know
the facts. But it does help understand what is happening through the
eyes of one of the person that was there.
 Source C – Slide 3
• “To those of you who have been our honest critics, we also thank, for you
have reminded us that we dare not forget to watch the trail. We carried
on Apollo 11 two flags of this Union that had flown over the Capitol, one
over the House of Representatives, one over the Senate.”
• Paragraph 14
• It’s a fun fact to know they they were carrying two flags instead of the
one that the majority thought they took, and also knowing what they
represent. In order to grow there needs to be criticism because without It
people think that they are doing everything perfectly that in most cases I
assure you they're wrong.
 Source C – Slide 4
• “It is our privilege to return them now in these halls which exemplify
man's highest purpose—to serve one's fellow man.
We thank you, on behalf of all the men of Apollo, for giving us the
privilege of joining you in serving—for all mankind.”
• Paragraphs 15 & 16
• The Apollo was made from the mankind to the mankind and that’s what
it all comes do to. If we cant push ourselves further and further, who will?
The Apollo project was a great stepping stone in the future of space and
science exploration and opened the eyes of the people in a way that we
know knew that the only thing that can put a barrier on our knowledge
and power is mankind.