Landing on the Moon (1969)

1. Landing on the Moon (1969) Dylan Nuzzo and Brandon Bridge Period 1/2

2. What was Apollo 11? • First attempt to actually land on the moon • Attempt to beat the Russians, and become the first nation to successfully walk on the moon • Get all the astronauts home safely • Apollo 11 was the shuttle that was launched • Mission launched from Kennedy Space Center

3. The Crew • Neil Armstrong • Michael Collins • Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr.

4. The Launch • July 16, 1969 • Many practice launches had gone successful before official launch • Launched from the Kennedy Space Center • Broadcasted worldwide on television

5. Orbit of Apollo 11 • Went into lunar orbit 76 hours after launch • 100 hours in the 2 spacecrafts undocked • Armstrong and Aldrinlanded on moon approximately 103 hours after launch • Explored the lunar surface for approximately 21 hours and 36 minutes

6. Saturn V Layout

7. Lunar Orbit

8. Apollo Lunar Module (Eagle) • Lander portion of the Apollo spacecraft • Used from lunar orbit to the moon’s surface, back to Earth’s surface • Designed to carry a crew of two members (Armstrong and Aldrin)

9. Apollo Command Module (Columbia) • Attached to service module • Designed to carry a crew of three members, but only carried Collins • Stayed in orbit around moon while Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the moon

10. The Russians • Launched Sputnik in 1957 • Were in a so called space race with the United States • Of course the Americans would get a move on after the launching of Sputnik

11. Did we actually get to the moon??? • Some people think the whole thing was a hoax • They think the pictures are photo shopped • Some say that we did • Do you think that we actually landed on the moon in 1969???

12. The hoax • Many people think that it was fake Look mum! No stars, NASA forgot to paint them in! These pictures were taken by the Apollo 15 crew. They look like the same area but different things