The Apollo Missions - Launch, Journey and Landing - The Return and Media Reaction (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Apollo programme purpose
Apollo programme purpose
Land a man on the Moon
Rocket used for Apollo missions
Rocket used for Apollo missions
Saturn V rocket
Apollo 11 Command Module name
Apollo 11 Command Module name
Columbia
Apollo 11 Lunar Module name
Apollo 11 Lunar Module name
Eagle
Apollo tragedy: Jan 1967
Apollo tragedy: Jan 1967
Fire during launch simulation killed three astronauts
Apollo 8 achievement (Dec 1968)
Apollo 8 achievement (Dec 1968)
Successfully orbited the Moon
Apollo 10 mission (May 1969)
Apollo 10 mission (May 1969)
Full practice run for Moon landing
Apollo 11 launch date
Apollo 11 launch date
July 16, 1969
Apollo 11 mission commander
Apollo 11 mission commander
Neil Armstrong
Apollo 11 lunar module pilot
Apollo 11 lunar module pilot
Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin
Moon landing date
Moon landing date
July 20, 1969
Moon landing site
Moon landing site
Sea of Tranquillity
Armstrong's famous first Moon words
Armstrong's famous first Moon words
One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
Viewers of Moon landing broadcast
Viewers of Moon landing broadcast
Over 500 million people
Main opposition to Space Race
Main opposition to Space Race
Costs neglected poverty & civil rights issues