07-20-1969 Apollo 40th Anniversary
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Continuing Education |
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Aerospace Engineering Design Electrical Engineering Engineering Mechanics History of Science and Technology Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics |
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Adrian Agogino |
| Description: | Engineering Pathway's "Today in History" for July 20. Today in History - July 20, 1969 - Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the moon, fulfilling President Kennedy’s challenge to put a “man†on the moon before the end of the decade. With a tight development and execution schedule, any number of things could have gone wrong. Instead, the major flaw, from the public’s knowledge, was when there was some question about Armstrong’s historic words. At 10:56 p.m. EDT, with more than half a billion people watching on television, Armstrong takes the first step on the moon. Armstrong maintains that he said: “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.†The press heard and quoted: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.†Listen and decide for yourself. Aldrin joined him soon after and collected rocks that are still of value today. He described the lunar surface as “magnificent desolation“. |
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| Keywords: | Apollo Apollo 11 space exploration |
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"Today in History" Blog of the Engineering Pathway Digital Library |
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(c) Design a system, component, or process |
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Events in history can be used to connect modern technology to its technological roots. |
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Easy |
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| Publication Date: | July 2009 |
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WWW |
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Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.k-grayengineeringeducation.com/blog/index.php/2012/07/ |
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IEEE LOM Record |
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NEEDS
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