Firsts in space
This Apollo mission was the first to land humans on the Moon.
The Apollo 11
Who said “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”?
Neil Armstrong
This number of astronauts walked on the Moon during the Apollo program.
12
This tragic Apollo mission ended in a cabin fire during a launch rehearsal test in 1967.
Apollo 1
This Apollo mission suffered an oxygen tank explosion on the way to the Moon.
Apollo 13
This astronaut became the first person to walk on the Moon.
Neil Armstrong
This Apollo 13 quote alerted Mission Control to a serious onboard problem.
“Houston, we’ve had a problem”
Apollo 11 landed on the Moon in this year.
1969
These three astronauts died in the Apollo 1 fire.
Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger B. Chaffee
“Houston, we’ve had a problem” came from this mission.
Apollo 13
Apollo 8 achieved this major first by becoming the first crewed mission to do this around the Moon.
Orbit the moon
This word was the nickname of the Apollo 11 lunar module.
Eagle
This massive rocket launched most Apollo missions into space.
Saturn V
The Apollo 1 fire occurred during this type of ground exercise before launch.
A launch rehearsal test
The crew used this spacecraft as a “lifeboat” after the explosion.
The lunar module
This Apollo mission carried the first lunar rover used on the Moon.
Apollo 15
Apollo astronauts often referred to Mission Control being located in this Texas city.
Houston
Apollo 13 safely returned to Earth despite an explosion in this spacecraft section.
Service module
NASA redesigned this spacecraft feature after Apollo 1 because it opened too slowly inward.
The hatch door
This failed spacecraft system forced Apollo 13 to cancel its Moon landing.
The oxygen tank.
Apollo 17 featured this first professional scientist astronaut to walk on the Moon.
Harrison Schmitt
This president made the 1961 speech challenging America to land a man on the Moon
John F. Kennedy
This Apollo mission was the last crewed Moon landing mission.
Apollo 17
The Apollo 1 cabin used this dangerous pure gas environment that contributed to the fire.
Pure oxygen
These three astronauts safely returned from Apollo 13.
Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise