Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Period 2
Primary Sources
"Buzz Aldrin Deploys Apollo 11 Experiments." NASA. NASA. Web. 22 Nov.
2015. <http://www.nasa.gov/content/buzz-aldrin-deploys-apollo-11experiments>.
I used this source as a photo in my project. It helped me understand why the
went to the moon. I categorized it as a primary source because it is a photo
of a member of the Apollo 11 team and when they were on the moon.
"The Space Race Exclusive Videos & Features." History.com. A&E Television
Networks, 1969. Web. 23 Nov. 2015. <http://www.history.com/s3static/videothumbnails/AETNHistory_VMS/21/164/History_HR_Space_Race_SF_HD_still_624x352.jpg>. I
used this documentary as how the Cold War affected the Space Race. This
documentary showed how the Cold War caused the Space Race. I categorized
it as a primary source because the majority of it were quotes, clips, and audio
clips.
"Apollo 11 Audio." NASA. NASA. Web. 21 Nov. 2015.
<http://www.nasa.gov/content/apollo-11-audio-highlights/>. I used this as
backround information and I'm planning on using a piece of the audio clip in
my website. It was the audio from the flight days heading to the moon, it
gave me a first person view of the astronauts experiences. I categorized it as
a primary source because it is audio from the event.
"Apollo 11 Astronauts Recall Historic First Moon Landing." NASA. NASA. Web.
23 Nov. 2015. <http://www.nasa.gov/content/former-astronauts-recallhistoric-first-moon-landing>.
I used this as backround information in my project. It is the astronauts
flashbacking to the day they went to the moon, so It helped give a visual and
gave more information. I categorized it as a primary source because it is the
astronauts talking about their experience.
"First Explorers on the Moon." Man Walks on Another World National
Geographic Magazine. 1 Dec. 1969. Web. 20 Nov. 2015.
<http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/1969/12/moon-landing/astronautstext>.
I used this as backround information and quoted information. It helped me
understand the process of a spaceship taking off. I categorized this as a
primary source because it is a transcript featured in an article in 1969.
"Buzz Aldrin in the Apollo 11 Lunar Module." NASA. NASA. Web. 21 Nov. 2015.
<http://www.nasa.gov/content/astronaut-buzz-aldrin-in-the-apollo-11-lunarmodule>.
I used this source as a photo in my project. It helped me understand the living
quarters in the Apollo 11. I categorized it as a primary source because it is a
photo taken during the actual event.
"Home." Our Documents -. Web. 21 Nov. 2015.
<http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=93>. I used the
photos and document transcripts as photos and backround information in my
website. It showed the stress of such a big event and the importance weighed
on it. I catergorized it as a primary source because they are transcripted
documents of audio from the event and photos.
Nasa. "Celebrating Apollo." Nasa. Nasa. Web. 21 Nov. 2015.
<http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/466720main_AP_ST_Hist_RacetoSpace_09-1709.pdf>. I used the quoted documents and captioned photos in this PDF as
backround information. The PDF had various primary sources, which all
helped my understanding of the topic. I categorized it as a primary source
because of the photos taken during the event and the transcripted
documents.
"A Short History of the "Kettering Group"" A Short History of the Kettering
Group. Web. 21 Nov. 2015.
<http://www.svengrahn.pp.se/trackind/getstart/oldcyts.htm>. I am planning
to use this page as how the sattelites on the opposing sides were different,
and how the opposing sides tried to trick each other. It is a primary source
because it is research results.
Staff, History.com. "The Space Race." History.com. A&E Television Networks,
2010. Web. 22 Nov. 2015. <http://www.history.com/topics/space-race>. I used
the documentary as backround information. It explained thoroughly of the
events of the Space Race, not only for the USA but also for the U.S.S.R. I
categorized it as a primary source because of the content they had in it.
"Neil Armstrong Walks on the Moon." History.com. A&E Television Networks,
22July 1969. Web. 24 Nov. 2015. <http://www.history.com/speeches/neilarmstrong-walks-on-the-moon#neil-armstrong-walks-on-the-moon>. I used
this video as a clip in my website. It not only showed Neil Armstrong stepping
onto the moon, but also featured the famous words he said. I categorized it
as a primary source because it is a video from the event.
"Kettering Group - Bob Christy." Kettering Group - Bob Christy. Web. 22 Nov.
2015. <http://www.zarya.info/Kettering/BobC.php>. I used this article as
backround information for the USSR side of the Space Race. It wrote about