Creation of NASA:We are so far in exploring our universe outside of our atmosphere because of the creation of NASA.
By Glynnolson15
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Sputnik was sent to space. Facts and Image:(http://www.space.com/5671-50-years-nasa-born-sputnik-wake.html)
The Soviet Union sent Sputnik to space and that caused many nations worldwide to enter a space age. Citizens of countries around the world became afraid because they thought that the sendoff of Sputnik meant a nuclear world war would take place. Countries suddenly were on a time crunch to get more military power and get ahead in the race for space. President Eisenhower and the citizens of the United States were already uneasy with the cold war. The president decided to do something. -
First satellite that was sent to space by NASA. Facts and Image:(https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1958-001A)
The United States started working on a satellite before NASA was created. They were finally successful when they sent Explorer 1 to space on January 31, 1958. The satellite was launched into space with a rocket, as part of the rocket, it was the middle of the rocket. The satellite was cylindrical in shape. The shape and motion of the satellite made it hard for NASA to get information from the satellite. Explorer 1 was the first satellite to discover radiation in the Earth's magnetosphere. -
The day NASA was officially created. Image: (https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-mission-reveals-speed-of-solar-wind-stripping-martian-atmosphere/)Facts: (http://www.theweek.co.uk/65517/nasa-turns-57-how-did-the-us-space-agency-start)
NASA was officially created as a Federal agency on July 29, 1958. When Sputnik was sent to space it sparked a lot of questions with both citizens and political figures. The United States already planned on sending a satellite to space but when Sputnik us in space first they had to expedite the process. The president had to figure out how to beat other nations and get ahead in space exploration. The president needed to decide whether or not they needed a new program or to use an existing one. -
Thesis Statement Image:(http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/787453/asteroid-hazard-Earth-planet-meteor-NASA-space-collision)
We are so far in exploring our universe outside of our atmosphere because of the creation of NASA. -
NASA started space operations. Facts:(http://www.theweek.co.uk/65517/nasa-turns-57-how-did-the-us-space-agency-start) Image:(https://thenextweb.com/insider/2016/01/19/nasa-calls-on-the-web-to-help-design-a-flying-space-robot/#.tnw_fpXuzTXb)
According to Brian Edwards at The Week the congress stated that NASA will "provide for research into the problems of flight within and outside the Earth's atmosphere, and for other purposes." The article also states that the creation of NASA was mostly for the publicity. The public was scared because they had always thought that the U.S was ahead of other countries and then the Soviet Union launches Sputnik into space. Eisenhower had to do something because of the second Red Scare taking place. -
The first manned aircraft in space from America. Facts and Image:(http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/space-exploration/early-manned-spaceflight/)
The mission for the first human in space flight was called Project Mercury. The first man to be in space form the U.S was Alan Shepard Jr. It took 15 minutes to reach space. This was only the start of manned space crafts heading to space. Many other flights took place in the few years after. When the Project Mercury astronauts were coming back to Earth they plummeted into the ocean in capsules with no wings. Weeks after, John F. Kennedy announced his goal to get a man on the moon. -
The first man on the Moon. Facts and Image:(https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11.html)
The first man on the moon was Neil Armstrong an American astronaut. He and two other astronauts were ready the morning of July 16th, 1969 to go into space. They departed that morning at 9:42 am and they were in space 12 minutes after take off. They landed in the sea of tranquility on the moon on July 20th,1969. They left an American flag and a plaque that says "Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the moon. July 1969 A.D. We came in peace for all mankind." on the Moon. -
The day the first astronaut on the Moon arrived home. Facts and Image:(https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11.html)
Neil Armstrong and the two other astronauts that accompanied him on this mission to space arrived on Earth safely in the sea southwest of Hawaii. They landed on earth to continuous their lives while the footprints they had left 4 days previously on the moon would stay there forever and Neil Armstrong would forever be known as the first man on the Moon. -
Resources
Event 1:Clinton Parks, Space News Staff Writer. "50 Years Ago: NASA Born in Sputnik's Wake." Space.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 May 2017. Event 2:Dunbar, Brian. "July 20, 1969: One Giant Leap For Mankind." NASA. NASA, 19 Feb. 2015. Web. 09 May 2017.Event 3:https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1958-001A -
Resources
Event 4: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-mission-reveals-speed-of-solar-wind-stripping-martian-atmosphere/) UK, The Week. "Nasa turns 57: how did the US space agency start?" The Week UK. The Week UK, 01 Oct. 2015. Web. 09 May 2017. Event 5:http://www.theweek.co.uk/65517/nasa-turns-57-how-did-the-us-space-agency-start. Clark, Bryan. "NASA calls on the Web to help design a flying space robot." The Next Web. N.p., 19 Jan. 2016. Web. 09 May 2017. -
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Event 6:Society, National Geographic. "Early Manned Spaceflight, First Spaceflight Information, Facts, News, Photos." National Geographic. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 May 2017.
