The history of NASA
Chapter 1
The birth of NASA and the space race
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Chapter 2
Project Apollo and the giant leap
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Chapter 3
The space shuttle era and orbital labs
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Chapter 4
Robotic pioneers and the search for life
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The history of NASA
Ch 2 · Project Apollo and the giant leap
Fun Fact
Rocket power: The Saturn V rocket consumed over 15 tons of fuel per second during launch, enough to empty an Olympic-sized pool in five minutes.
Glossary
moonwalk (noun)
An act of walking on the surface of the moon. Neil Armstrong took the first historic steps during the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969.
An act of walking on the surface of the moon. Neil Armstrong took the first historic steps during the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969.
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Who led the MIT team that developed the vital onboard software for the Apollo missions?
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How many astronauts successfully walked on the surface of the Moon during the Apollo program?
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Which Apollo mission was famously called a 'successful failure' after surviving an oxygen tank explosion?
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What part of the Apollo spacecraft was used as a temporary 'lifeboat' by the Apollo 13 crew?
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Which country's tracking stations received and broadcasted the first clear TV images of the Apollo 11 moonwalk?