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14 Cards in this Set
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What date did Apollo 11 lift off towards the Moon?
Why type of rocket was used to take the astronuats to the moon? Extra Points: How old was your teacher in 1969 if she was born in 1956? |
July 16, 1969
Saturn V 13 |
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What date did the Apollo 11 team decend and land on the Moon surface?
Who were the three astronauts on board Apollo 11? |
July 20, 1969
Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Neil Armstrong Michael Collins |
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What agency does NASA stand for?
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration founded in 1958
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What were the total amount of hours spent walking on the Moon by the Apollo 11 Astronauts?
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2 1/2 Hours
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How many pounds of samples were collected from the surface of the Moon?
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47.8 lbs
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Name the three experiments set up on the Moon's surface by the Apollo 11 crew
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1. A reflector to bounce laser beams back to earth.
2. A foil "flag" to collect solar particles. 3. A seismometer to measure moonquakes. |
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The Lunar Module had a nickname what was it?
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The Eagle
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Who was the first man to step onto the Moon surface and what did he say?
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Neil Armstrong
"one small step for man" "one giant leap for mankind" |
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Who was the second man to step on the Moon surface and what did he do first?
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"Buzz" Aldrin
set up the science experiments. And photographed his footprint. This photo became the symbol for teh human need to explore |
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How many days did it take to get to the Moon?
How long did they stay? How many miles is it to the Moon? |
3 days
3 days |
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What was the nickname for the Command Module
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Columbia
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Once the "Eagle" had landed its name changed to what?
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Tranquility Base
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Commander
Command Module Pilot Lunar Module Pilot |
Neil Armstrong
Michael Collins "Buzz" Aldrin |
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Apollo 11 left an American flag and a plaque on the moon, what was the inscription on the plaque?
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The inscription read Here Men From The Planet Earth First Set Foot Upon the Moon, July 1969 A.D. We Came in Peace For All Mankind.
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