SPACE CAPSULE ON SHOW

SPACE CAPSULE ON SHOW

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Interactive Video

History

KG - University

Hard

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The video discusses Huddersfield in the league championship and the worldwide exhibition tour of Friendship 7, Colonel Glenn's mercury capsule, which arrived in London. It coincides with the American plan to send their second orbital astronaut, Scott Carpenter, aiming to match Glenn's historic flight. The capsule was later recovered near Puerto Rico. The exhibition in London is noted for its lack of space, and aerobatics are briefly mentioned.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where was Colonel Glenn's mercury capsule displayed during the Friendship 7 exhibition tour?

The Natural History Museum

The National Gallery

The Science Museum in South Kensington

The British Museum

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the second astronaut planned to be sent into orbit by the American space program?

Colonel Glenn

Lieutenant Commander Scott Carpenter

Neil Armstrong

Buzz Aldrin

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many orbits did Colonel Glenn complete during his historic flight?

Two

Four

One

Three

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where was the capsule recovered after its space mission?

Near the coast of Florida

In the Pacific Ocean

Two hundred miles northwest of Puerto Rico

In the Gulf of Mexico

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was ironically missing at the exhibition of the capsule?

Visitors

Space

Information

Lighting