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

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