The Space Race
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The next step for space was Gemini. This was meant to test rendezvous and docking betw…
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Gemini
The next step for space was Gemini. This was meant to test rendezvous and docking between two ships. It was a two man project and the Gemini ship was meant to reach a small ship named Agena. Once it met up the ships linked together and the astronauts left their ships to go into space while still attached to a cord. This was another big step because the Gemini was a new and improved ship, it was much larger and could be steered. (Adding picturesThe Moon Landing
]July 16, 1969 on Florida's East Coast. Near 80,000 people were packed to witness one of the most important times in Aerospace technology. Three men were strapped inside of the space shuttle called Saturn. Neil Armstrong, a civilian pilot, known as one of the best pilots in the nation. Edwin Aldrin, everyone called him Buzz. He was an airforce colonel with a very scientific mind that helped a lot on this page would help)mission. And Michael Collins, another airforce officer. His job was to pilot the shuttle while the other to astronauts landed on the moon. The flight to the moon took 3 days total. This was a very amazing mission not only that it was the first time anyone had been on the moon, but this mission was televised. People in their own homes could be in the space shuttle with Armstrong, Buzz, and Collins. It was astounding to people. When Neil and Buzz landed on the moon, everyone was there with them, experiencing it for themselves like they never imagined. Neil was the first to step down on the moon, and this is when Neil Armstrong said his infamous line: "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." This was the start, to a whole new beginning in space technology. New missions were being prepared to go to new places, to learn new things, never known before.
