Curated OER
Achievements
A slideshow of famous pictures walk us through important achievements around the world, including the first man on the moon and the tearing down of the Berlin Wall. Your students will enjoy this calming video to kick off your next lesson.
Curated OER
Cold War Politics in The Space Race
"Whoever controls space will control the world, " Lyndon B. Johnson said after the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik. This fueled the space race and encouraged the United States' goal of landing a man on the moon before the...
PBS
Pbs: Nova: How Do You Get to the Moon?
This video details the three competing mission plans considered for landing a manned spacecraft on the lunar surface and focuses on how the Moon's low-gravity conditions and lack of atmosphere influenced the design and manufacture of the...
Other
Buzz Aldrin Medically Evacuated From the South Pole
Good Morning America coverage of astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to step on the moon, being evacuated from the South Pole due to a medical emergency. [1:50]