Apollo 11
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- 5. Where did the Apollo 11 crew splash down?
- 8. Of the mementos Neil Armstrong took with him to the moon, there was a piece of wood from the propeller of whose plane?
- 13. A speech was prepared for President Nixon to read on television in case the astronauts were stranded on the moon. It was titled “In Event of Moon _________”
- 15. This was the maximum distance (in meters) that Armstrong walked from the lunar module.
- 16. Did any alarms go off during the descent?
- 17. The three astronauts rode in parades in New York, Los Angeles, and ________ to celebrate the flight.
- 18. Hydrogen bubbles in the water caused the astronauts to suffer from this "disorder"
- 20. We raced against this country to be the first to put a man on the moon
- 22. Which president's signature is on the plaque left behind by Apollo 11 astronauts?
- 28. ______ million people watched the broadcast of the landing
- 30. The name of the 45-day celebratory tour the astronauts went on.
- 31. _________ Space Center where Apollo 11 Launched from.
- 32. Which astronaut's father was a good friend of Orville Wright?
- 33. How many days did the American Flag last after the Apollo 11 blasted off?
- 34. A new mineral was discovered among the moon samples that astronauts brought back to Earth. What was it named?
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- 1. How many kilograms of lunar surface material did the astronauts collect?
- 2. The astronauts were instructed to follow the landing with a sleep period of how many hours?
- 3. The name of the Apollo 11 Command Module.
- 4. Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first and second humans to walk on the moon. Who was the third member of the Apollo 11 mission?
- 6. Upon return the astronauts were instructed to wear Biological Isolation Garments otherwise known as ________.
- 7. What state did Apollo 11 launch from?
- 9. Shortly after landing on the moon, Apollo 11 lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin did what?
- 10. How many times did Apollo 11 orbit the moon before landing?
- 11. Who (a business) made the flag that’s planted on the moon?
- 12. Nixon said “As a result of what you’ve done, the world has never been ________ together before” to the astronauts upon return.
- 13. Aldrin described the view as “Magnificent _______”.
- 14. How many manned moon landings have there been?
- 19. Armstrong and Aldrin landed in The Sea of _______ on the lunar surface.
- 21. Which president founded NASA?
- 23. National ____________ and Space Administration
- 24. Did they actually sleep during this instructed sleep period?
- 25. “One small step for [a] man, one giant _______ for mankind.”
- 26. Which astronaut's father was a good friend of Orville Wright?
- 27. What month did the Apollo 11 mission take place?
- 29. The name of the lunar module that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon?
- 35. The Soviet Union tried to beat the US to return lunar material to Earth through the use of an unmanned space craft which they launched how many days before Apollo 11’s launch?