Chapter 19
Title of Chapter 19
Model Behavior
The type of peaceful protest that took place in February 1960 at the Woolworth's drugstore in Greensboro, NC.
"sit-in" or "sit-down"
Title of Chapter 21
Out Of The Past, The Future
What big Civil Rights event took place on August 28, 1963?
The March on Washington
What date did the Apollo 11 land on the moon?
July 20, 1969
The name of the race Mary Jackson's son entered in 1960
Soap Box Derby (Virginia Peninsula)
What was the name of the new computer machine that came to Langley (NASA) in the 1960s?
IBM
The name of the astronaut that had been chosen to pilot the first orbital flight.
John Glenn
In the early 1960s, who did Langley/NASA begin recruiting more to work there?
Black people
Who was the first human on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
The name of the Boy Scout magazine that advertised the race.
Boys' Life
On April 12, 1961 a Russian man became the first human in space. What was his name?
Yuri Gagarin
Which one of the Hidden Figures ladies did John Glenn request to "check the numbers" on his re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere?
Katherine Johnson
After Apollo 11 returned, how many more Apollo missions did NASA have planned?
Six
"The Aspects of Engineering for Women."
What animal did NASA put in a rocket in space?
Chimpanzee.
What date did the Mercury/Atlas rocket launch?
February 20, 1962
What happened to the Apollo 1 command module?
An electrical fire that killed all 3 astronauts on board.
Who was president of the United States when the Apollo 11 landed on the moon?
President John F. Kennedy
What title did Mary earn at NASA?
Engineer.
How long did the suborbital flight of the Freedom 7 last?
15 minutes and 22 seconds
What happened to the Mercury/Atlas capsule rocket at the end of the second orbit around Earth?
The number of miles and days from the Earth to the moon.
238,900 miles and six days.
What time was the Apollo moon landing televised on TV?
10:38pm, Eastern Daylight Time.