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Space Stat Stuff
100
He was the first astronaut to set foot on the Moon:
Who is Neil Armstrong?
100
This is the name of the government agency responsible for the Moon landing:
What is NASA [National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the federal agency that is responsible for aerospace research, aeronautics, and the civilian space program.]?
100
This is where the Command Module was launched:
What is The Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida?
100
It is the name of the astronaut who piloted the Command Module in orbit while his fellow astronauts landed on the Moon:
Who is Michael Collins?
100
It was in this month and this year that the United States landed a man on the moon:
When is July, 1969?
200
He was the United States President that proposed landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth:
Who is John F. Kennedy?
200
This is the name of the Moon Landing Mission:
What is Apollo 11?
200
It is here that the returning Lunar Module splashed down after 8 days in space:
What is the Pacific Ocean?
200
This is the name of the Lunar Landing Module that was used to transport two Americans to the Moon; It is also the national bird of the U.S.:
What is Eagle?
200
The astronauts collected 47.5 lbs. of this substance while on the Moon:
What are Moon rocks?
300
He was the man who saluted the newly erected American Flag on the Moon:
Who is Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr.?
300
These were the first words uttered after setting foot on the Moon:
What is "One small step for man, One giant leap for mankind?"
300
It is the name of the location in Houston, Texas, where the Lunar module was monitored during it's descent to Earth:
What is Mission Control Center?
300
This was the name of the Command Module that launched three Americans into space; It is also the name of the first Space Shuttle:
What is Columbia?
300
This was the name of camp that was set up on the Moon:
What is Tranquility Base?
400
He was the flight director responsible for the landing of the lunar module:
Who is Gene Kranz?
400
This foreign country was the United States' competitor in the "race to the Moon":
400
It is here that President Richard Nixon watched the Lunar landing:
What is the West Wing of the White House?
400
This is the name of the rocket that launched the Command Module into space:
What is Saturn V?
400
The astronauts spent this much time on the surface of the Moon:
What is 21.5 hours?
500
He was the backup Commander for the Lunar mission, and went on to become Commander of the Apollo 13 program:
Who is Jim Lovell?
500
The plans for manned Lunar missions were first developed during the administration of this President of the United States:
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
500
To designate a "peaceful Lunar landing by the United States," this item was located in the in the talons of the Bald Eagle pictured on the mission insignia:
What is an olive branch?
500
This mineral, found on the Lunar surface, was named after all three of the mission astronauts:
What is Armalcolite?
500
The Lunar module and the returning astronauts were retrieved by:
What is the U.S.S. Hornet?