Apollo XI mission the first mission that takes man to the Moon (Part One)
The space agency NASA acronym for National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, was founded in 1958 as an organization
U.S. government. The mission was to plan, direct and manage all aeronautical and space activities in North America, except those that have military purposes. . Kennedy, 25 May 1961, delivered before the U.S. Congress the following words: "I believe this nation must set the goal, before this decade ends, that the man stepped on the Moon
and return safely to Earth."In February 1966, using the research and experience thrown by both missions, was born on ambitious space project Apollo. The goal: to lead
man on the moon. It was initially contemplated tossing some ideas that would build a ship capable of carrying the moon between two and four crew. . Scientists produced the Saturn, of which there were several models, highlighting the Saturn V. The Apollo program included a series of unmanned flights and twelve manned missions. They were six missions moon landing (Apollo XI, XII, XIV, XV, XVI and XVII). Two with less than the terrestrial gravity and psychological effects that this might cause. In addition there was the possibility that astronauts returned carrying some kind of contamination, for what was provided a special place for those serving quarantine. The objectives of the Apollo XI were clear and simple: .- Perform a manned spaceflight to the moon landing and return to understand, develop an inspection and perform lunar surface sampling. Astronauts selected for this trip were Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and EdwinAldrin. The day for departure was on 16 July 1969 arrival at the Moon on 21 and return to Earth on 24. In total would be eight days. How did the man on the moon? The main objective of the mission was to bring man to the moon, collecting surface samples selenite experimental equipment and let them work after the astronauts return to Earth. . The clocks in Argentina at 10:32 am on Wednesday 16 July 1969. The countdown had ended and the great power of man to set foot on the surface of the Moon was just beginning. The lunar module "Eagle" descended to the moon and landed on its surface on 20 July 1969 in the area called the Sea of Tranquility. . On July 4 aboard the Biosatellite III, the mission received approval to complete the thirty days. On Friday 4 July the three astronauts who travel in the Apollo XI boarded the ship for the final test launch. It was two weeks to start the journey. Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, donned their spacesuits and practiced the tasks undertaken in the area. The compartment housing the astronauts was seventy-five feet above ground. Armstrong, commander of the mission was the first to enter the module. It was 6:50 A.M. The three astronauts were in a quarantine imposed by the doctors of the project. The aim was to prevent contaminated with bacteria. When held a press conference appearance before reporters in a plastic cage, surrounded by strong air currents that form a sort of "simulated wind wall" measures to prevent the transmission of any germs. At that meeting with the press, conducted on June 6, Armstrong said the lunar module name or slave ship, with which he and Aldrin would flow from the Apollo to descend to the surface of the Moon, would be called " Eagle (Eagle), being the symbol of the U.S. shield. And the orbital module would, in honor of the discoverer Christopher Columbus, the name "Columbia." The work plan had stipulated a preparation of between twelve and fourteen hours a day, using special equipment that the conditions of space travel. Armstrong and Aldrin were specially trained in handling the lunar module or slave ship, which would follow on July 20, the mother ship to descend on the surface selenite.
Astronauts on each of these last walked on the moon. Astronauts on the moon Until 1968 There were six manned flights. Apollo VII was the first manned flight, with astronauts Walter Schirra, Don Eisele and Walter Cunningham aboard. After developing a mission amarizó two hundred and sixty hours in the Atlantic Ocean on 22 October 1968. The preparation of the Apollo XI space mission had several problems. The feat of putting a man on the moon caused a series of unknowns, that lack of knowledge and information were difficult to dispel. These include the lack of scientists address the challenges that face an astronaut to travel on the lunar surface