The Moon Landing

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The American effort to send astronauts to the moon began with President John F. Kennedy's appeal to a special joint session of Congress on May 25, 1961: "I believe this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before the end of this decade, of landing a man on the moon and safely returning him to Earth."

At the time, the United States was still lagging behind the Soviet Union in space development, therefore Kennedy's ambitious idea was embraced by Cold War-era America. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched the first unmanned Apollo mission in 1966, after a five-year effort by an international team of scientists and engineers, to evaluate the structural integrity of the proposed launch vehicle and spacecraft combination.

Landing the first man on the moon costed dozens of lives “These were people who were used to accepting risks,” says former NASA historian Roger Launius about the test pilots who later became astronaut candidates. “But their families were not used to it. It was always devastating for the wives and the children.” and to appreciate the fallen pilots and astronauts we made a special post for them, summarizing their greatness.


Apollo 1 crew:-
the crew included (L-R) Gus Grissom, Ed white and Roger Chaffee.








Howard Lilly:-
Howard Lilly was the first NASA engineering pilot to break the sound barrier but also the first NASA pilot to die in the line of duty, on May 3, 1948, Lilly's Douglas D-55-8-1's engine compressor failed, serving control cables, and the airplane crashed.






Glen Edwards:-
Captain glen Edwards was among 5 men killed in the experimental "flying wing" aircraft. The California Edwards Air Force is named after him.








Theodore Freeman:-
Theodore Freeman, a member of the first group pf 14 Apollo astronauts, died in October 1964 when a flock of geese was sucked into the engine of his T-38 training near Houston.







Elliot See and Charles Bassett:-
In February 1966, astronauts Elliot See and Charles Bassett crashed during bad weather on approach to Lambert Field in St. Louis.  








Training Fire:-
On January 27, 1967, the crew of Apollo died in cockpit fire while strapped into their command module during launch testing at the Kennedy Space Center.



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  1. 1212December 20, 2021 at 8:48 AM

    Rip to all the astronauts lol

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  4. ibtiDecember 20, 2021 at 7:07 PM

    hmm some people say that the moon landing was fake

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