The Earth And The Moon Flashcards
Who was the first American the be launched into space and how long did it last?
Alan Shepard and it lasted 15 minutes.
What were the first American astronauts that went to space called?
The original 7
Did Apollo 1 go to the Moon?
No.
True or False: Apollo 7 was launched by Russia.
False
What did Apollo 9 have that the other Apollos (1,7,8) didn’t?
A lunar module.
What does the eagle on Apollo 11 represent?
The eagle represents the national bird of America.
What does ‘Ex Luna, scientia’ mean? (Latin)
Of the moon, science
Did Apollo 15 land on the moon?
Yes
What are the Man and eagle pointing to on the Apollo 17 mission patch?
The future.
Who was the first South African and African to go to space?
Mark Shuttleworth.
What was Apollo 11’s lunar module?
Eagle and it landed.
What was Apollo 13’s command module name?
Odyssey.
What was Apollo 15’s command module name?
Endeavour.
What was Apollo 17’s lunar module name called?
Challenger.
Name an interesting fact about the Challenger, Columbia and endeavour.
Challenger = Blew up Columbia = Disintegrated Endeavour = In a museum
Name five interesting facts about the Moon.
- A moons year is the same as the earths year.
- The moon takes 27 days 7 hrs and 43 mins to orbit the earth.
- The moon spins on its own axis.
- We can never see ‘the dark side of the moon’ from earth.
- A moon day is 30 earth days.
Name the order of the phrases of the moon.
New moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, last quarter, waning crescent and then a new moon again.
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