PDF-(EBOOK)-Apollo 1: The Tragedy That Put Us on the Moon

On January 27 1967 astronauts Gus Grissom Ed White and Roger Chaffee climbed into a new spacecraft perched atop a large Saturn rocket at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a routine dress rehearsal of their upcoming launch into orbit then less than a month away All three astronauts were experienced pilots and had dreams of one day walking on the moon But little did they know nor did anyone else that once they entered the spacecraft that cold winter day they would never leave it alive The Apollo program would be perilously close to failure before it ever got off the ground But rather than dooming the space program this tragedy caused the spacecraft to be completely overhauled creating a stellar flying machine to achieve the programs primary goal putting man on the moon Apollo 1 is a candid portrayal of the astronauts the disaster that killed them and its aftermath In it readers will learn How the Apollo 1 spacecraft was doomed from the start with miles of uninsulated wiring and tons of flammable materials in a pure oxygen atmosphere along with a hatch that wouldnt open How due to political pressure the government contract to build the Apollo 1 craft went to a bidder with an inferior plan How public opinion polls were beginning to turn against the space program before the tragedy and got much worse after Apollo 1 is about America fulfilling its destiny of man setting foot on the moon Its also about the three American heroes who lost their lives in the tragedy but whose lives were not lost in vain. 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Revenge Tragedy. Elizabethan Drama is simply the genre of theatre originating in England during the latter half of the 16th Century, being written and performed chiefly during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I from 1558-1603. It includes, but is in no way limited to, the works of William Shakespeare (his historical plays and comedies as well as his tragedies). . What is a tragedy?. A tragedy is a drama which, according to Aristotle, depicts . the downfall of . a. . basically good person through . some fatal error or misjudgment, producing suffering and insight on the part of the protagonist and arousing pity and fear on the part of the audience. The Sun. . . .. Which one is the biggest?. The Earth. Diameter of the Sun: 864,938 miles. Diameter of Earth: .  7,926 . miles. Diameter of the Moon: 2,160 miles. The Moon. How far away are the Sun and the Moon?. October 4, 1957 - Sputnik. Soviet was first to launch satellite. One revolution every 90 minutes. Weighed 184 pounds . Sputnik 2 – November 3, 1957. Includes . Laika. Satellite remains in orbit for 162 days. Death of a Salesman. Death of a Salesman . by Arthur Miller was first performed in 1949 on Broadway and was an. . immediate success. This deceptively simple story of the tragic road to suicide of a travelling. What is a Moon?. Natural satellites that orbit planets and asteroids. Vary in shape, size, and make-up. Moons in our solar system. Mercury and Venus = 0. Earth = 1. Mars = 2. Jupiter = 79*. Saturn = 53*. Future Exploration. What we knew about the Moon before Apollo. Apollo Missions. Astronaut activities on the lunar surface. Caring for the Samples on Earth. Discoveries about the Moon: The Highlands. Discoveries about the Moon: The Maria. titaness. , . Leto. .. Artemis was the goddess of the moon and hunting and protected wild animals.. Apollo was the sun god and patron of the arts.. The raven was his special bird.. Both Apollo and Artemis are associated with woodland.. Aristotle’s Poetics. Definition . Tragedy is . an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude; in language embellished with each kind of artistic ornament, the several kinds being found in separate parts of the play; in the form of action, not of narrative; through pity and fear effecting the proper purgation of these emotions. . Paint a picture in words, describing one of the following:. The landscape of the moon just after you have landed on it. Sledging, skiing or snowboarding down an enormous mountain. Anything you want. The landscape of the moon.