Space Missions Review

1. Apollo mission that was struct by lightning right after liftoff
5. Apollo mission that exploded due to an oxygen leak in the capsule
7. First satellite in space
11. Project to land on the moon and return to Earth
12. Project to see if people can work and rendezvous in space; two astronauts per flight
13. First animal in space
15. Last space mission to the moon
16. Space station which houses astronauts from all over the world conducting experiment
17. Apollo where LEM was released all the way to the surface of the moon, but did not touch down
18. Rocket scientist from Germany that helped the US build a better space program

2. First manned orbital flight of the moon
3. First man in space
4. Shuttle mission that exploded after launch resulting the the first civilian death on a space flight
6. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
8. First space mission to land on the moon
9. Shuttle mission that exploded on re-entry after a piece of foam damaged the wing on launch
10. Apollo mission that almost resulted in disaster due to an explosion of an oxygen tank
14. Project to see if man could survive in space
19. Apollo mission where the astronauts released the LEM and immediately retrieved