The U. S. has explored the moon since the 1960’s. “The Apollo Program” tells why the United States went to the moon. “The Apollo Spacecraft” tells how we got to the moon. The Apollo program was made to meet the goal set by John F. Kennedy on May 25, 1961. The goal was to land…
How Wind Tunnels Work A wind tunnel is a machine used to fly aircraft, missiles, engines, and rockets on the ground under pre-set conditions. With a wind tunnel, you can choose the airspeed, pressure, altitude, and temperature to name a few things. A wind tunnel is usually has a tube-like appearance with which wind is…
Project Mercury, the first manned U.S. space project, became an official NASA program on October 7, 1958. The Mercury Program was given two main but broad objectives: 1. To investigate man’s ability to survive and perform in the space environment and 2. To develop basic space technology and hardware for manned space flight programs to…