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Flashcards by samstevenson2014, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by samstevenson2014
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| Question | Answer |
| What date did Apollo 11 lift off? | 16 July, 1969 |
| Where did it lift off? | Kennedy Space Centre, Florida |
| Who were the three men? | Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins |
| How fast did it go towards the moon after orbiting the earth? | 25,000mph |
| How long did the journey take? | Three days |
| What did the men have to adapt to? | Weightlessness |
| What happened on 19 July? | Columbia went in orbit 69 miles above moon surface. Circled moon every 2 hours |
| Who remained in Columbia? | Collins |
| What was controlling Lunar Module? | Computers at Mission Control, Florida |
| Where did Armstrong guide the Module due to the landing site being covered with rocks? | A flat area in the Sea of Tranquility |
| What caused cheering to break out in Mission Control? | "The Eagle has landed" |
| How many people watched the Moon Landing? | An estimated 600 million people |
| What did they collect? | About 60 pounds of moon rock |
| What did Aldrin and Armstrong abandon when leaving? | Unnecessary equipment and Lunar Module |
| What date did they land on the moon? | 20 July |
| What date did they land on earth? | 24 July |
| How many more moon landings were there between 1969 and 1972? | Five |
| What happened to Apollo 13? | Oxygen tank exploded, astronauts survived in the Lunar Module |
| When was the last Apollo mission? | 1972 |
| How much did it cost to put men on the moon? | $27 billion |
| What declined in the 1970's? | US economy |
| What type of victory was the moon landing? | Propaganda victory |