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Apollo 11 decided to take a voyage to the moon because they wanted to be the first group on Earth to take men to and from the moon safely, as they thought it would make a huge jump in the National Spaceunits timeline and history. And it did.
Other reasons from the community:
- To "catch up" with the Russians. Russians had launched Sputnik, the first satellite - a radio transmitter-relay station. Yuri (gar gaerrin) sp? was the first man in space.
- To distract from political problems - issues at home in the U.S. (Civil Rights, Race Riots, Watts burning, War protest, Kent State, etc.)
- To develop weapons and threaten other nations in response to perceived threats to the U.S. (Cuban Missile crisis). The US also was testing nuclear bombs in Nevada as the war raged in southeast Asia and Russians put missiles in Cuba. The Apollo 11mission did prove that OUR missiles WILL deliver their payloads.
- To further science, to learn about the universe. The above reasons explain why we have NOT gone back to the moon. The existing NASA missions put communication satellites in orbit, and no focuses on developing "critical" technology.
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∙ 12y agoApollo 11 was to land on the moon , collect moon rocks, set up some experiments on the moon and then return back to the command module, and after both got in they returned to the earth in the command module.
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∙ 10y agoThe first thing that hit the surface after Neil Armstrong opened the hatch was a small trashbag that Armstrong threw under the left side of the lunar module. The first photo Armstrong shot of the surface of the moon shows the small trashbag under the LM.
They also left the flag of the United States. Armstrong shot photos of Aldrin saluting the flag, but there are no photos of Armstrong saluting the flag. The flag was blown away when the Eagle lifted off from the moon.
Apollo 11 left a simpler version of the Apollo lunar scientific experiment package called the Early Apollo Surface Experiments Package (EASEP). Since there was only one 2 hour 40 minute EVA planned, the crew would not have enough time to deploy a full ALSEP, which usually took one to two hours to deploy. Both packages were stored in the LM's SEQ bay.
Engineers designed the seismometer to deploy with one squeeze handle, and the Laser Ranging Retro Reflector (LRRR) also deployed within ten minutes. Despite the simpler design, the seismometer was sensitive enough to detect Neil Armstrong's movements during sleep.
The only other experiment they did was a sheet of foil that collected solar particles in space. The foil itself was returned to earth, but the pole on which the foil hung stayed behind on the moon.
They also left their TV camera on the lunar surface, which had been used previously on Apollo 7 and Apollo 10.
After they finished walking on the moon, they repressurized the lunar module and took off their helmets, gloves, outer boots and backpacks. Then they opened the hatch again and threw away their outer helmets, boots and backpacks along with cameras and anything else they didn't need to bring back to earth.
All those things are still on the lunar surface.
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∙ 14y agothey played snakes and ladders and the game mummy and spy and police and rubbers 1, 2, 3, 4
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they went up to the moon so they could see what they could find and also want to be the first to land on the moon
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What was the missionfor the 3people to go to the moon?
The NASA Mission that went to the moon with the three astronauts was Apollo 11. Apollo 11 landed on the moon in July of 1969. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first two to set foot on the moon. Michael Collins was the other astronaut of Apollo 11.
What mineral discovered on the Moon was named after the Apollo crew that brought it back?
Armalcolite is a titanium-rich mineral with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5. It was first found at Tranquility Base on the Moon in 1969 and named for Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins, the three Apollo 11 astronauts.
When did john w.young land on the moon?
John Young piloted Apollo 16 Lunar Module named "Orion" to the lunar surface on the moon on April 21, 1972. Young's Lunar Module Pilot for the mission was Charlie Duke who was the Capsule Communicator at Johnson Space Center the day Apollo 11 became the first astronauts to land on the moon. John Young was the Command Module pilot on the Apollo 10 mission which cleared the way for the Apollo 11 landing 2 months later.
Why is the picture of earth taken on December 11 1972?
Apollo 17 astronauts were on their way to a mission to the Moon when, at a distance of about 45000 km they to the famous picture which is sometimes called "The Blue Marble"
The first man to go to the moon?
The first man to land his feet on the moon, was the American astronaut Neil Armstrong, they landed on the moon in the Apollo 11 on 20/7/1969. And they returned safely to earth on the 24/7/1969.. But the first man to to go to the moon was Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders.
What was the age of the astronauts on Apollo 11 when it went to the moon?
The Apollo 11 astronauts were roughly 30 years old in 1969.
When the Apollo 11 astronauts landed on the moon was it hard to walk on the moon?
When the Apollo 11 landed on the moon , the astronauts found it hard to walk , as the gravity was one sixth of the earth.
Where did the Apollo 11 astronauts set up moon quake detectors at?
The Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Buzz Aldrin, did indeed leave behind on the moon , The moon earthquake detectors was working very well as it was found that thre were indeed moon quakes It was placed on Trasnquality Base.
What month and year did Apollo 11 land on the moon?
The Apollo 11 astronauts landed on the moon on 20/7/1969.
Which sea of the moon did the astronauts land in?
The Apollo 11 astronauts landed in the Sea of Tranquility.
How did Apollo 11 land on the moon?
The astronauts landed on the moon in the lunar module.
What year did Apollo 11 astronauts walk the moon?
1969
What was the name of the craft that took astronauts to the Moon?
Apollo 11
How long Apollo 11 astronauts spend walking on the moon?
In the Apollo 11 mission the astronauts had a moonwalk lasting 2 hours and 31 minutes.
This man first viewd the craters of the moon?
Apollo 8 astronauts were the first to view the cratrs on the moon, Apollo 11 astronauts had a vey close view as they walked on the moon.
Who went the moon?
12 Apollo astronauts have walked on the Moon. see Wikipedia entry for Apollo's 11-17
What part of the moon did the first astronauts land on?
The Apollo 11 astronauts landed on the Sea of Tranquility.
