Purpose
Where was Apollo 11 mission planning on going?
What is the moon
Who was the 1st person to set foot on the moon?
Who was Neil Armstrong
When was the Apollo 11 mission launched?
1969 (July 16)
What did the astronauts eat the day of the launch?
What was the traditional steak and eggs
What effect did the mission have on America?
What is Americans celebrated being the first country to land men on the moon and plant a flag. They felt patriotic.
What did the mission aim to conduct?
What is conduct scientific exploration of the lunar surface
Who was a part of the crew for the Apollo 11?
Who was Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins
How many days was the mission?
What was 2 days there, 2 days back, total 4 days.
What was the first meal on the moon?
What was Bacon, peaches sugar cookies, pineapple-grapefruit drink, and coffee
How did other countries in the space race react to this mission?
Other countries, even though they lost the race they respected the great feat and honored the men involved formally.
Why did the President John F. Kennedy want to send Apollo 11?
What is to demonstrate technological superiority between the US and Soviet Union during the Cold War.
True or False: Neil Armstrong got his pilot license before his drivers license
True
When was Apollo 11 estimated to arrive at Earth?
July 24, 1969
Which astronauts named is used for the fiction character, Buzz Lightyear?
Who was Buzz Aldrin
How many people were watching the Apollo 11 launch?
650 million all around the world
What angle was the sun at that was needed to produce the shadows that helped the astronauts see topographical features?
What is 5 to 14 degrees
What woman was a key part in the calculations of the apollo 11 mission?
Who was Katherine Johnson
When did they arrive on the moon?
July 20, 1969
What band released one of the greatest albums ever (Dark Side of the Moon) in 1973?
Who is Pink Floyd
If NASA missed the launch date, what direction did they need to move the landing site and why?
West-because the moon rotates 13 degrees each day