- This apollo flight was an important step in the space program because:
Your answer:
it was a "successful failure"
it tested the lunar module
it tested the saturn moon rocket
it landed the 1st men on the moon
- This flight was designated:
Your answer:
apollo 3
apollo 1
apollo 7
gemini 8
- Which of the following astronauts was NOT a member of this crew?
Your answer:
Walt Cunningham
Roger Chaffee
Wally Schirra
Don Eisele
- Which one of these astronauts flew on Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions?
Your answer:
Alan Shepard
Wally Schirra
John Glenn
Neil Armstrong
- What technique was devised to help the crew escape from the launch pad?
Your answer:
a wire to slide down on
explosive bolts on the hatch
a trampoline to jump into
personal parachutes
- What was the main factor in the decision to launch or abort this mission?
Your answer:
lightning in the area
the temperature
the wind
computer errors
- Which astronaut was known for his practical jokes?
Your answer:
John Glenn
Wally Schirra
Walt Cunningham
Frank Borman
- What were the astronauts upset with Don Eisele for?
Your answer:
complaining to the nurses
having an extramarital affair
playing handball
not doing his job
- What happens after lift-off if the abort handle is pulled?
Your answer:
the engines are shut off
nothing, it's too late then
the hatch is blown and the astronauts are blown out
a rocket pulls the capsule away from the rocket
- The rocket being tested on this missions was the:
Your answer:
Saturn 1B
Soyez
Redstone
Atlas
- Gunther Wendt, a german, was head of the "pad team."
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- This was the first American 3-man crew to actually travel into space.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- Wally Schirra retired after this mission.
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- Don Eisele was originally scheduled for Apollo 1, but he hurt his shoulder in the "vomit comet."
Your answer:
TrueFalse
- The astronauts on this mission had to shave off all body hair.
Your answer:
TrueFalse