Blast Off to Space!!!

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Blast Off to Space!!!

• by
• Mrs. Masters

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President Kennedy speaks to the nation about the
space program.

• In May 1961 President John F. Kennedy committed
  the United States to landing a manned spacecraft
  on the Moon before this decade is out. The name
  given to the program was Apollo.

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• Kennedy wants to show that America can defeat the
  Soviet Union in the space race. Both countries
  are sworn enemies fighting the Cold War, which
  will last for decades. Between 1963 and 1965, the
  Soviets launch the first woman and the first
  three-man crew, and do the first space walk. But
  the U.S. remains confident it can meet Kennedy's
  challenge.

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Click here to view the launch of Apollo 11.
Click here to view Apollo 11 launching for its
mission to the moon.
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Apollo 11 is launched.

• The Apollo 11 spacecraft was launched from Cape
  Kennedy at 133200 UT on July 16, 1969. After 2
  hr and 33 min in Earth orbit, the S-IVB engine
  was reignited for acceleration of the spacecraft
  to the velocity required for Earth gravity
  escape.

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Click to watch the first man
on the moon take his first step.
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First Man on the Moon

• It is 930 p.m. Houston time on July 20, 1969.
  Armstrong and Aldrin put on their bulky moon
  suits and prepare to take the first steps on the
  moon. Armstrong is the first to wriggle out of
  a square hole in the Eagle. Once outside, he
  lowers a small drawbridge that holds a TV camera.
  Now the world can watch as he backs down the
  ladder.