Apollo Missions

Which Apollo mission was known as the "pinpoint mission" due to their precision while landing on the moon?

• Apollo 12

• Apollo 16

• Apollo 17

• Apollo 11

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During the Apollo 13 mission NASA had to scramble to develop _________________________ using the lunar module to get the crew home.

• new oxygen tanks

• new technology

• new procedures

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During the Apollo 14 mission how long did the astronauts get to stay on the Moon?

• 6 hours

• 2 days

• 3 weeks

• 128 minutes

The MET was used for the first time during Apollo 14's mission to the moon. What does MET stand for?

• Moon Education Transit

• Modular Equipment Transport

• It doesn't stand for anything; the New York Mets were Alan Shepard's favorite baseball team

• Moon experimentation trailer

Which Apollo mission first used the Lunar Rover Vehicle?

• Apollo 1

• Apollo 12

• Apollo 15

• Apollo 13

During which year did the Apollo 15 mission take place?

• 1968

• 1963

• 1971

• 1970

About how many miles did the Apollo 16 astronauts drive the Rover around the moon?

• 24 miles

• 3.7 miles

• 5.6 miles

• 16 miles

Apollo 16 landed in which unexplored area of the moon?

• Crater alley area

• Highlands area

• Galileo's area

• Small impact crater area

What is one reason why the Apollo 17 mission was the final Apollo mission?

• NASA learned from the FBI & CIA that President Nixon was going to resign within the next couple of years

• Public support waned due to costs and the ongoing Vietnam War.

• NASA astronauts learned that "The book of Alien" was being written which caused excessive anxiety within NASA.

• NASA felt that they had seen all sections of the moon and there was no reason to keep going back to the moon.

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Which choice best describes one thing that changed with each consecutive Apollo mission?

• the time spent travelling to the moon

• the number of orbits around the moon

• the size of lunar rovers

• the time spent on the surface of the moon

• the number of astronauts in the landing crew