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Jorge Lozano

Ms. Bufford

English III

10 May 2017

Neil Armstrong

I researched the experience Neil Armstrong had when he traveled to the moon

and found some rather intriguing results. From what was it like to get to the moon to

what it was like when the president called to congratulate Neil and Buzz. Tag along to

learn how the trip to the moon impacted everyone you know including yourself.

First of all going to the moon for the first time in human history sounds more like

a fantasy rather than a reality or fact or so we thought until July 21st of 1969. That

day we found out that we are capable of achieving huge things. Neil Armstrong became

the first human to step on the moon. And if were being honest i think its safe to say it

was probably an exciting story. He was surprised at how quickly the dust, hurled away

by the final thrust of Eagle's descent rocket, had settled back on the surface. (Neil

Armstrong) The physics/nature of a surface without an atmosphere is one of the most

interesting things to explore. He wanted it to be a really historical moment so he said the

famous words That's one small step for man one giant leap for mankind.(Neil

Armstrong)

After the first steps of being on the moon, the astronauts (Neil and Buzz) proved

that it was possible to walk on the moon and that the moon is not made out of

cheese.According to Neil, there was no trouble walking around or remaining there

except or the fact that they had a limited oxygen supply so they had to do things on a
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quick pace. There were a lot of things to do, and we had a hard time getting them

finished. We had very little trouble, much less trouble than expected, on the

surface.(Neil Armstrong) A lot was learned from the moon thanks to Neil and Buzz for

making the tests and examinations. Six hours and 38 minutes later, Armstrong became

the first human to set foot on the lunar surface. Aldrin followed him 18 minutes later to

become the second( The Astronauts Describe). Its crazy to think that literally a few

months before they got to the moon everyone couldnt even believe we got a rocket off

the Earth.

The real whole point in going to the moon was to prove Russia that America had

more advanced technology so they would fear them and stop challenging the U.S. So

the ultimate mission was to plant the American flag on the moon.

Neil and Buzz struggled to plant it at first but they came through. During a pause in

experiments, Neil suggested we proceed with the flag. It took both of us to set it up and

it was nearly a disaster. Public Relations obviously needs practice just as everything

else does.(Buzz Aldrin) They didnt know how it would be able to stand on its own

since it was on space surrounded by 0 gravity. A small telescoping arm was attached to

the flagpole to keep the flag extended and perpendicular. As hard as we tried, the

telescope wouldn't fully extend. Thus the flag which should have been flat, had its own

unique permanent wave ("The Astronauts Describe). Neil and Buzz expected the flag to

remain straight because of their logistics.

The least Neil and Buzz expected was a call from the president of the United

States so when they did they were in a bit of a shock. The President's voice smoothly

fills the air waves with the unaccustomed cadence of the speechmaker, trained to
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convey inspiration, or at least emotion, instead of our usual diet of numbers and

reminders.(Neil Armstrong) They were just scientists trying to finish up their

experiments and do what they love so when they received the inspiring call from Nixon,

it kind of threw them off a bit but in a good way because it made them feel like they did

the right thing even more. Neil and Buzz, I am talking to you by telephone from the

Oval Office at the White House, and this certainly has to be the most historic telephone

call ever made. Because of what you have done, the heavens have become a part of

man's world.(Nixon)
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Works Cited

"The Astronauts Describe the Moon Landing." The Apollo 11 Moon Landing, edited by Sylvia

Engdahl, Greenhaven Press, 2011, pp. 152-158. Perspectives on Modern World History. Gale Virtual

Reference Library, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=j043905008&v=2.1&id=GALE

%7CCX2107000029&it=r&asid=2863c88baf85102b048d609b8f157ee8 . Accessed 21 Apr. 2017.