Life Magazine on September 28th, 1962 introduced nine of NASA’s new astronauts that would be taking part in Gemini and Apollo missions. Some of the names might sound familiar: Neil Armstrong, Frank Borman, Charles Conrad, James Lovell, James McDivitt, Thomas Stafford, Edward White, and John Young. With a description given of every man including …
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11. Going to the moon
Cece Burger: Going to the moon: The real history behind Hidden Figures
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For this blog, I was tasked with looking at an alternative interpretation of the U.S. push to send men to the moon. I chose to explore the experience of African-American women, which was recently portrayed in the movie Hidden Figures. I looked at a story by Scientific American, which publishes articles with unique insights and …
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Delanie Tarvin: Walter A. McDougall and Sputnik’s Political Impact
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In the introduction to his book . . . the Heavens and the Earth, Walter A. McDougall discusses the political responses to Sputnik, focusing on the effect it had on the relationship between the government and new technology. McDougall claims that the launch of Sputnik created an intensified, if not totally, state-controlled technocracy in …
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Combating the Moon Myth
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Jason Arquette Professor Hirsh Blog 11u October 18th, 2017 Doctor Roger Launius faithfully serves as Chief Historian for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and his career has been dedicated to the historical study of aerospace and the United States’ role in space exploration. In 2017 Dr. Launius posted an article onto his personal blog…
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Helen Goggins: Kennedy in Space
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Following the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik and astronaut Shepard, John F. Kennedy declared a united front of freedom, asserting American domination over their enemy. He delivered his address on May 25, 1961 to Congress, attempting to build support for legislation he was trying to enact. President Kennedy drew on American nationalism when he stated,…
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Andrew Pregnall: We choose to go to the moon
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For this Thursday’s class, I was responsible for reading/watching JFK’s 1962 “We choose to go to the moon” address at Rice University. Throughout the course of his speech, I noticed three interesting rhetorical techniques that I will explore throughout the course of this blog. At the outset of the speech, I was immediately struck by …
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“President Urgently Requests Congress to Back His Plans” – Dan Crosson
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On May 25, 1961, President Kennedy delivered his famous “Moon Shot speech” to a joint session of Congress. The following day, the Los Angeles Times ran the story “President Urgently Requests Congress to Back His Plans” by Don Shannon. Shannon’s article immediately takes a serious tone, beginning with the title that explicitly labels the urgency …
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Юрий Гагарин
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Когда мы оглядываемся назад на Советский Союз, мы часто вспоминаем о холодной войне и продолжительном напряжении между СССР и США. В то время как холодная война создавала предпосылки для второй половины 20 века, мы не должны игнорировать основные достижений нашей тогдашней соперничающей сверхдержавы. Космическая гонка была выходом для контрастных сверхдержав, чтобы доказать свою доблесть. В …
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Carter Man: Logsdon Alternative View to the Space Race
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The Logsdon article I read argues that the Apollo missions were motivated by national security. Despite Hodgson’s offering of an alternative view to the space race, he still seems to agree with the traditional narrative the space race was conducted as a general competition between the U.S. and U.S.S.R., at least at times. He does…
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Space Race Origins
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The space race is often played out in a blow by blow timeline of events, starting with the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, in 1957. But the space race might actually have its beginnings before World War 2. The seeds of the space race began once the Allied nations swept into Germany, confiscating technology and absorbing …