The A-Z of Project Apollo

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1. This astronaut will be forever remembered as the second man to walk on the moon. Neville Armstrong Neil Armstrong Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin Edward Aldridge

2. The whole world remembers the inspired reading of passages from the Book of Genesis while Apollo 8 orbited the moon on Christmas Eve 1968. Who was the commander of Apollo 8? Martin Bormann Frank Borman Vance Brand Alan Bean

3. Amid the euphoria when Armstrong announced that 'The Eagle has landed' mission control responded that there are 'lots of smiling faces in this room', to which Armstrong responded 'there are two of them up here'. Then there was a third call: ‘And don’t forget the one in the Command Module!’ Who was this? Martin Collins Eileen Collins Mark Collins Michael Collins

4. During the Apollo test programme each step of the moon landing was tested before moving on to the next stage. The Apollo 9 mission checked out the operation of the Lunar Module (LM) in earth orbit. In the mission planning sequence this was referred to as the '_' mission. Answer: (One letter ONLY)

5. The mission patch of Apollo 11 depicts an _________ clutching an olive branch about to land on the moon. Answer: (Bird)

6. Onboard electrical power for the Apollo Command and Service Module (CSM) was supplied by: Solar panels Fuel cells Storage batteries Radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTG’s)

7. The key element which accomplished the moon landings was the ungainly looking Lunar Module (LM). Which company built the LM's? Grumman Engineering General Electric General Dynamics Gloster Aircraft Company

8. Apollo 15 was the first of the extended capability 'J' missions and was targeted to land near _________. Halley's Rille Hevelius Crater Herschel Crater Hadley Rille

9. During the launch of a Saturn V booster its trajectory was controlled by the Inertial Measuring Unit (IMU) located in the top of the S-IVB third stage. True False

10. Five of these engines powered the S-II second of the Saturn V and a single one powered the S-IVB third stage. J-1 J-4 J-3 J-2

11. This man held the vital position of Director of Flight Operations during all of the Apollo missions. Eugene Kranz Christopher Kraft Joseph Kerwin Tom Kelly

12. What was the name of the rocket used to test the Apollo Launch Escape System (LES)? Little Tom II Little Jim II Little Jane II Little Joe II

13. Which of these NASA centres was responsible for the development of the Saturn V rockets? Manned Spacecraft Centre (MSC) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Michoud Assembly Facility (MSF) Marshall Space Flight Centre (MSFC)

14. During the early planning stages Project Apollo direct ascent was one of the options being considered to achieve a moon landing. This would have required the development of this truly gargantuan rocket. Nova Neva N-1 Nositel Nuclear

15. "Houston, we've had a problem." was the ominous phrase which initiated a remarkable rescue operation when an explosion crippled Apollo 13. What was the name of the Command and Service Module (CSM) on which this explosion occurred? Orion Oscar Oceanus Odyssey

16. The potentially fatal '__________' effect that could lead to the break-up of a Saturn launch vehicle was identified during the unmanned Apollo 5 test flight Answer: (Bouncing stick - one word, no punctuation)

17. At the very top of the Saturn V rocket under the rounded tip of the Launch Escape System (LES) was a device known as the Q-ball. What was its function? It acted as a lightning rod It was a tracking device It was an emergency locator beacon It measured the direction of the rocket flight by sensing air pressure

18. Which of these flight profiles was chosen to accomplish the moon landings? Earth Orbit Rendezvous (EOR) Lunar Orbit Rendezvous (LOR) Trans Lunar Rendezvous (TLR) Trans Earth Rendezvous (TER)

19. Which astronaut demonstrated one of Galileo’s theories of gravitation on the moon using a hammer and a feather? David Scott Wally Schirra Tom Stafford Harrison Schmitt

20. Which area was the target for the final Apollo 17 moon landing? Tranquility Base Tycho Crater Taurus-Littrow Tsiolkovsky Crater

21. During staging of a Saturn V launch the second and third stages were given a slight push by __________ rockets before engine ignition in order to settle fuel over the outlets to ensure a smooth flow to the main engines. Utility Ullage Universal Umbilical

22. Project Apollo would never have gotten off the ground without the vision and rocketry experience of the team led by: Wernher von Braun Hans von Braun Walter von Braun Helmut von Braun

23. Without the expertise and drive of NASA’s second administrator in managing Project Apollo, President Kennedy’s goal of landing a man on the moon before 1970 would not have been realised. Who was this? James Webb Jimmy Webber Jim Webley John Wilson

24. Who was Commander of Apollo 16 and went on to become NASA’s most experienced astronaut? Chuck Yeager Alexi Yeliseyev Boris Yegorov John Young

25. The descending countdown is an integral part of any rocket launch and was introduced by Wernher von Braun’s team from their time while developing the V-2. The 'zero' point during an Apollo/Saturn countdown was when the main engines ignited. True False