Early Astronauts
He was the first U.S astronaut to make a sub-orbital flight into space.
Who was Alan B. Shepard
This is the name Astronaut John Glenn gave to his capsule for his historic first spaceflight around the earth in 1962.
What was Friendship Seven?
This NASA administrator chose the name for the Apollo Project.
Who was Abe Silverstein?
This was the number of manned flights in the Gemini Program.
What was 10?
One of these three astronauts lost their lives in the Apollo 1 disaster
Who were Virgil Grissom, Edward White, or Roger Chaffee?
He was the first person to walk on the moon.
Who was Neil Armstrong?
This is another name for the Mercury astronaut team.
What is the Original Seven?
This was the only unsuccessful goal of the Gemini Program.
What was not landing the spacecraft on land?
He was the first American to walk in space.
These two men rode with Neil Armstrong on Apollo 11.
Who were Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins?
This was the total number of manned Project Mercury space flights.
What was six?
This was the name of the Navy ship use to recover the crew of Apollo 13.
What was the USS Iwo Jima?
He was the only original seven astronaut that did not go into space with the Mercury Program.
Who was Donald Slayton?