PDF-(READ)-Shoot for the Moon: The Space Race and the Extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11

For the 50th anniversary the epic story of Apollo 11 and the astronauts flight controllers and engineers who made it happen by the author of the bestselling A Terrible Glory and The Blood of HeroesOn July 20 1969 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon a moment forever ingrained in history Perhaps the worlds greatest technological achievementand a triumph of American spirit and ingenuitythe Apollo 11 mission and the entire Apollo program was a mammoth undertaking involving more than 410000 men and women dedicated to putting a man on the Moon and winning the Space Race against the SovietsSeen through the eyes of the those who lived it Shoot for the Moon reveals the dangers the challenges and the sheer determination that defined not only Apollo 11 but also the Mercury and Gemini missions that made it possible Both sweeping and intimate and based on exhaustive research and dozens of fresh interviews bestselling author James Donovans Shoot for the Moon is the definitive and thrilling account of one of humankinds most extraordinary feats of exploration. Instruction and Discussion. THEOLOGICAL/HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. It was in 1971 that extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist were first permitted in the United States. At that time the Congregation of the Sacraments responded to a request of the American bishops to allow laypersons to assist priests in giving Holy Communion. . Who . were the two superpowers during the Cold War? . The United States and the USSR (. The Union of Soviet Socialist . Republics)/ Russia. After the end of World War Two, both of the states were winners but on the same time they were building up fear that their extraneous power would be used to attack each-other. So during, the Cold War everything was turned into a race and a in-direct battle between the U.S and Russia.. First time in space. First man in space – Yuri Gagarin (from Russia) in 1961. First American in space – Alan Shepard. Spacecraft = Freedom 7. First Chinese in space – Yang . Liwei. First American to orbit earth – John Glenn. dbednar@uwo.ca. Office: SSC 2410. Office hours: Thursdays after class or by appointment. What will be on Test 3?. Lectures 8,9 and 10. Anything written on the course website or said by a lecturer in class. Conception Vessel (CV). Or . Ren. Mai Meridian . Resources. Pictorial Atlas p 282-299. Yin yang house website. http://www.yinyanghouse.com/acupuncturepoints/conceptionvessel_meridian_graphic. Ren. Mai . 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?. The Science of Conspiracy Theory. The Background Information. Space Race and the Cold War. United States VS. Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.). Power by who had the best weapons .  NUCLEAR WEAPONS!. Space – ultimate advantage point for setting up missiles. t. o. The Space Shuttle Discovery. 5. Why film in space?. Filming on the Moon. 1969. Apollo 11 Data Acquisition Camera. Apollo Lunar Module (LM) . Why film on the Space Shuttle?. Astronaut Steve Robinson photographing the exterior . Achievement. Preamble. As you have hopefully gathered from being alive for 16-18 years, . in the 1950s and 60s, the United States and Soviet Union were locked in a testosterone-fueled competition. to prove which country was . 1950’s – After the Cold War. United States and Soviet Union . (Russia & neighboring countries) . fought for world power. Whichever country had the technological advancements to get to the moon would win.. From . Apollo 11 . t. o . The Space Shuttle. 5. First person on the Moon. July 20, 1969. Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the Moon. . On . his moonwalk he spent 2 hours and 35 minutes on the Moon.. 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.. 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.