Absolutely no one expected it to happen. They painstakingly planned so it absolutely wouldn't-couldn't happen. But here they were, less than five hundred feet from the moon, and just about plumb out of fuel.
—Team Moon: How 400,000 People
Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon,
Catherine Thimmesh Now, on the morning of July 16, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins sit atop another Saturn V at Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. The three-stage 363-foot rocket will use its 7.5 million pounds of thrust to propel them into space and into history.
At 9:32 a.m. EDT, the engines fire and Apollo 11 clears the tower. About 12 minutes later, the crew is in Earth orbit.
—“July 20, 1969: One Giant Leap for Mankind,”
NASA Compare and contrast the author’s purpose for each article.
The NASA article is meant to entertain, while Team Moon is meant to inform.
The NASA article is meant to inform, while Team Moon is meant to entertain and inform.
The NASA article is meant to inform and persuade, while Team Moon is meant only to inform.
The NASA article is meant to inform and entertain, while Team Moon is meant to inform.
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The correct comparison of the author's purpose for each article is: The NASA article is meant to inform and entertain, while Team Moon is meant to inform.
The NASA article provides factual details surrounding the launch and mission of Apollo 11, aiming to celebrate the achievement and make it engaging for readers. On the other hand, "Team Moon" focuses on the deeper context and the various people involved in the mission, providing informative content without necessarily aiming to entertain.
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