The Apollo Program
The first US satellite and NASA's establishment happened in _____
1958
Saturn v rocket
Biggest rocket ever made, used for some apollo missions
Apollo 17
Brought Geologists to the moon
Apollo 15
Brought real scientists to the moon, first lunar rover (the car)
Apollo 1
Ended in a fire on the launchpad killing the astronauts
**soviet and american 1st in space**
Look at slide 16 on December 1st lecture, it will be easier to just review it there.
Apollo 11
The moon landing mission
Apollo 16
The only mission to land in the lunar highlands
What was the goal of the Apollo program?
To put a man on the moon
Spacecraft talk to earth using radio waves because earth's atmosphere is _______ to this wave type
transparent