Who was the Apollo 11 commander?
Neil Armstrong
What 2 crewmates joined him?
Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin
Where were they?
at the National Air and Space Museum
What were they doing there?
commemorating the 40th anniversary of the moon landing
Did they make any stops?
Yes
Where?
at the White House
Who welcomed them there?
President Obama
How many year anniversary is this?
40th
What did Armstrong say at the museum?
the mission was the climax of a "staggeringly complex" endeavor that "required the very best in creativity, determination and perseverance that could be assembled in the American workplace. Those successes were very impressive 40 years ago, but they were not miraculous. They were the result of the imagination and inventive minds of the people in the Apollo project since its inception eight years earlier."
What was the date of the moon landing?
July 20, 1969
What did it follow?
four test missions
What happened 2 years after that?
a fire killed the first Apollo crew
How many more landings were there?
Six
What happened to the 7th?
it was forced to abort its landing
What was the name of that mission?
Apollo 13
Why did they have to abort?
an oxygen tank explosion crippled the spacecraft
What did they use as a lifeboat?
its lunar lander
Did they make it back to Earth?
Yes
What does Armstrong call the Apollo program?
"a superb national enterprise"
How much did he say our knowledge of the moon has increased?
A thousandfold and more