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Echoes Among the Stars: The Original Website

Note:
This is the original website for the book Echoes Among the Stars, by Patrick J. Walsh. To visit Pat’s current sites, go to:

• Pat’s Website (echoesamongthestars.com)

• Pat’s Portfolio: Home

• Contact Pat (dignity01@aol.com)

Echoes Among the Stars — Chapter Four

Apollo 1: Lives in Eclipse

“No track in the lunar dust could ever compensate the wives, children, other family, and friends of those who were lost, but perhaps there was some small comfort in knowing that the journey to the moon could not have been made without the three men whose sacrifice resulted in vastly changed perceptions about the nature and purpose of space flight.” -- page 68

• Topics Covered in This Chapter

• Topics for Discussion

• Historical Context

• Possible Writing Assignments

Topics Covered in This Chapter

• Apollo Program and Vietnam War as Symbols of American Power

• The Saturn V Rocket and Apollo Launch Assembly

• Apollo 1 Crew

• Pressues to Maintain Schedule, and Problems With Spacecraft

• Space Capsule “Live” Test and Fire

• Parallel Soviet Tragedy: Soyuz 1

• Failure of the Soviet N-1 Rocket

• Impact of the Apollo 1 Fire on NASA and U.S. Space Program

• Apollo 1 Fire Investigation

• Apollo 1 Tragedy as Catalyst for Eventual Successful Moon Landing

• Apollos 4, 5, and 6

Topics for Discussion

Compare the impact on the space program of the Apollo 1 fire and the Challenger accident, and contrast the goals of the Apollo program with those of the shuttle transportation system, indicating how each might have effected public opinion regarding the two tragedies.

Historical Context

Rise of 1960s Youth Culture
Television coverage of Vietnam War

Possible Writing Assignments

College

Research and write a biographical essay about one of the three Apollo 1 astronauts.

High School

Describe a monument or memorial near where you live, and explain its significance.

K-8

Describe an event that has made a big difference in your life.