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Structure Sub-topic of: Man in Space Interesting Questions, Facts and Information There are a total of 20 general entries. Frequently Asked Questions & Answers There are 24 user-asked question matches ( goto ) Special Topics Apollo Launch Facilities Earth's Moon Apollo 13 Apollo 10 Apollo 15 Apollo 1 Apollo 11 Apollo 14 Apollo 8 Apollo 16 Apollo Space Program Apollo 9 Apollo Mission Emblems Apollo 12 Apollo 7 Apollo 17

Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

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Who was the last person who actually walked on the Moon?

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Gene Cernan. In December of 1972. Gene Cernan decended the LEM ahead of Harrison Schmitt. However Harrison Schmitt got back into the LEM before Gene Cernan, making Gene Cernan the last person that actually walked on the Moon. This was not meant as a trick question.



Who was the last of the Mercury 7 astronauts to go into space for the first time(Hint...ASTP)?

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Deke Slayton.



Who was the crew of the first Apollo mission to orbit the moon?

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Borman, Lovell, Anders.



Which astronaut's crew was scrubbed from the Apollo 13 mission, six months before launch?

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Alan Shepard. Al Shepard's ear problems flared up again, and bumped his entire crew from Apollo 13.



Which astronaut did not fly on an Apollo Mission?

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Gus Grissom. Deke Slayton flew on the ASTP, Fred Haise on Apollo 13, Alan Shepard on Apollo 14, and Gus Grissom died on the launchpad of Apollo 1.



Which Apollo mission was unmanned?

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Apollo 6.



Which Apollo astronaut lived in Milwaukee, Wi for part of his childhood?

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Jim Lovell. There's a street named after him in downtown Milwaukee.



Where is the Manned Space Center?

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Houston, Texas .



Where did Apollo 18 land on the Moon?

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Did not land on the Moon. Apollo 18, 19 and 20 were all cancelled.



Where did Apollo 17 land on the Moon?

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Taurus-Littrow. Apollo 17 was the last of the Apollo missions.



Where did Apollo 16 land on the Moon?

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Descartes. Apollo 16 brought back over 95 kilograms of Moon rocks.



Where did Apollo 15 land on the Moon?

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Hadley Rille. Apollo 15 was the first use of the Lunar Rover on the Moon.



Where did Apollo 14 land on the Moon?

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Fra Mauro. This was the mission where Alan Shepard hit a golf ball on the Moon.



Where did Apollo 13 land on the Moon?

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Did not land on the Moon. The Apollo 13 mission was aborted, but returned safely to the Earth after navigating around the Moon.



Where did Apollo 12 land on the Moon?

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Oceanus Procellarum. Apollo 12 Lunar Lander Intrepid landed 600 feet from Surveyor III which had landed on the Moon about two and a half years earlier.



Where did Apollo 11 land on the Moon?

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Mare Tranquillitatis. July 20, 1969 - The Apollo Lunar Module landed on the Moon.



What year did Apollo 11 land on the moon?

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1969.



What was the name of the Apollo 11 Lunar Lander?

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Eagle. Remember: Tranquility Base here, the Eagle has landed.



What was the name of Apollo 13's LM?

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Aquarius.



What was the last Apollo capsule to fly into space?

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Apollo-Soyuz.

• What is Apollo the god of (it is not the sun)? ( goto )



• How did Apollo punish Cassandra? ( goto )



• Were any manned moon missions landed on the far side? ( goto )



• Both Snap's "The Power" and PPK's "Resurrection" seem to sample voices from Russian space missions. Are they genuine and, if so, which missions are we hearing in these pop songs? ( goto )



• What happens if you complete all the missions in "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City"? ( goto )



• Who is the patron saint of missions even though she never left her convent? ( goto )



• How many million of years will the footprints of the Apollo astronauts be there on the moon? ( goto )



• Why doesn't NASA offer advertising (i.e: logos on the space shuttle) to fund some of its missions? ( goto )



• How much time did it take for Apollo 11 to reach the surface of moon? ( goto )



• Who were the last two men to stand on the moon during the Apollo 17 mission? ( goto )



• On which Star Trek show would I find Apollo, Sarina and Starbuck? ( goto )



• How many pounds of Moon rocks were brought back to Earth by Apollo 11? ( goto )



• What gold plated 33-RPM record did the Apollo Astronauts leave behind on the moon? ( goto )



• On the Apollo spacecrafts, what did the Service Module Reaction control subsystem quad do? ( goto )



• How many pounds of rock and soil samples did the Apollo 11 astronauts haul home with them? ( goto )



• What is the deal with the stump of wood that people touch before performing on stage at the Apollo Theatre in New York? ( goto )



• The two Voyager spacecraft were sent on deep space missions each with a record containing messages and information for any possible extraterrestrial civilization that might encounter it. What specifically do these records contain? ( goto )



• April 14th, 1970 there was an oxygen tank explosion on Apollo 13 321,860km from Earth. What did John Swigert and James Lovell say to Jack Lousma? ( goto )



• Since there is no wind or water on the moon,the footprints of the Apollo astronauts will be there for at least--Two Million {Years;Five} Million {Years;Eight} Million {Years;OR} Ten Million Years? ( goto )



• In what Apollo mission did Steve Austin, the $6 million dollar man, have his near fatal crash which we saw at the beginning of each episode? ( goto )



• How are a play about the theft of Apollo's cattle, a newly discovered ancient poem about old age and the Gospel of Thomas connected to a mythological fish that ate part of a god? ( goto )



• With references to Apollo, some water nymphs, and Jupiter, it was once known as a test of sobriety. Later it was adapted by a lawyer to become a signifigant part of a certain country's culture. What is it, who adapted it, and what was it formally known as? ( goto )



• Apollo 8 was the first mission to go to the moon, and therefore the first mission that used an LOI. In order to perform the LOI, the astronauts had to mix to chemicals together to use as a hypergolic to fire the engine. What are the names of those two chemicals? ( goto )



• This elegant little building, located in an ancient sanctuary, boasted sculptures depicting the Trojan War, a fight between Apollo and Heracles for a certain treasure, and a Gigantomachy -- a battle between the Gods and the Giants. What is this structure, where is it located, when was it built -- and why? ( goto )