Moon Landing Background
Transcript: - There are several pictures of the flag blowing in the wind, but there is no wind on the moon - We really wanted to beat Soviets to the moon, so could it be staged? - The shadows are all facing different directions which could be the cause of several stage lights - If there is no water on the moon, how could footprints be created? - The surface of the moon is dusted with fine grained rock, shouldn't the rocket have put a crater in its surface? - In the pictures there are no stars on the moon, why not? Shouldn't their be stars on the moon? - Flag Theory: The flag waving picture is actually an illusion for the picture. Armstrong put a wire in the end of the flag and waved it before the picture was taken so it would look cool in the photograph. - Star Theory: Have you ever tried to take a picture of the stars at night? They don't show up. The bright light of the moon washed out all the stars in the background. - Shadow Theory: Because the sun was hovering just above the moon and Aldrin and Armstrong were standing on uneven ground, different objects cast shadows in different directions. - Footprint Theory: The dust on the moon is so fine grained that the dust sticks together because of friction, meaning footprints can be created - Crater Theory: Underneath all the moons find grained dust, there is actually a very solid rock interior meaning that most rockets landing would not make a mark. "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" - Neil Armstrong - The moon landing improved our nation in a number of ways. There were several inventions that were inspired by moon landing technology which were ahead of their times just like the rocket parts in Apollo 11. - It gave us dominance in a whole new battle ground. Because we were the first ones to the moon, it gave us an unspoken ownership of the territory called space. - It also arose some questions and uncertainty that stick around even today. Could the moon landing have been faked? Some people think so. - Took place during the cold war - Became urgent when our enemy, Russia, released Sputnik -We wanted to have dominance of space, it was like the next frontier -Micheal Collins, Buzz Aldrin, and Neil Armstrong were the pilots of Apollo 11 -Micheal Collins never actually set foot on the moon, just piloted the ship - Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon - About 1/5 of the worlds population watched the moon landing live (600 million people) Apollo 11 Moon Landing - Running shoes were able to be improved after Apollo 11. Manufacturers of shoes were inspired by the moon boots to make running shoes with more shock absorption, superior stability, and motion control. - The moon suits actually inspired better firefighter uniforms as well. It influenced better light weight breathing equipment. Even today the breathing equipment is still based off of astronauts suits. - Wireless tools were something that were developed off of science from the moon landing. Devices like electric drills and screw drivers were improved in ways such as: they were made cordless and came with the portable charging feature. Continued Conspiracy: Moon landing fake? What is the Significance? Background Inventions Inspired By Apollo 11 There was some problems with the moon landing: - Aldrin broke off a knob that powered the main engine, the the two men fixed it with a felt tipped pen - While landing on the moon, they were aimed at a bunch of rocks versus the smooth surface they wanted to land on, but Armstrong steered them back to safety - They were passing landmarks 3 seconds before scheduled, meaning they were going to land kilometers away from where they planned Conspiracy: Debunked