KIDS QUIZ
SPACE EXPLORATION
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Project Apollo
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Space Shuttle
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Extraterrestrial Life
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Astrobiology
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Apollo program was conceived during the Eisenhower administration in early 1960, as a follow-up to Project Mercury. While the Mercury capsule could support only one astronaut on a limited Earth orbital mission, Apollo would carry three.
Detailed explanation-2: -Many are familiar with Apollo 11, the mission that landed humans on the Moon for the first time, but there were 14 missions total during the Apollo Program (1961-1972).
Detailed explanation-3: -You might be wondering just how many missions and how many people have been to the Moon. In fact, during nine Apollo missions, 24 astronauts (all Americans) went to the Moon, and 12 of them walked on it. What follows is a quick history.
Detailed explanation-4: -Apollo 24 was a December 1974 crew rotation of the Jamestown Moon base. It was supposed to bring Edward Baldwin back to Earth. The CSM of Apollo 24 was called Osprey.