Apollo
Apollo years
What are 1961-1972?
Their Mission was the first of 5 giant steps to the moon.
What is Apollo 7
The first Russian space craft that started in 1960.
What is Soyuz?
STS
What is the Space Transport System?
LEO
What is Low Earth Oribit?
Three astronauts who lost their lives in the Apollo program.
Who are Gus Grissom, Ed White, Roger Chaffee?
First flight of the lunar modules was during this mission.
What is Apollo 9?
Three modules of Soyuz.
What are descent, orbital, service?
Earth to orbit crew and cargo dates.
What is 1981-2011?
Microgravity experiments and study space environment.
The two primary purposes of the ISS
Mission that took the picture of Earth rise.
What is Apollo 8?
Described the moon as "magnificent desolation".
Who was Buzz Aldrin?
First US space station's name and date
What is Skylab and 1973?
Number of countries that flew on the shuttle.
What is 16?
Distance above Earth
What is 250 miles?
Played Golf on the moon and the mission number.
Who is Alan Shepard and Apollo 14?
Lunar geologist who flew in Apollo 17.
Who was Jack Schmidt?
Orbited Earth from 1986-2001.
What is MIR?
Shuttle Discovery is currently located here.
What is the Udvar-Haze Center?
Used for Earth observation and is the favorite place to hand out.
What is the cupola?
Last person to walk on the moon.
Who is Gene Cernan?
This mission described itself as "Jumping out of a plane with a parachute to see if it would work.
What is Apollo 10?
Hoot Gibson and Vladimir Dezhurov on June 29, 1995
What was the "historic handshake"?
Where most of the living and working occured.
What is the middeck?
NASA, Roscosmos, ESA, JAXA, CSA
Who helped build the ISS?