The Apollo Moon Landings

Quiz1. Who was the first person to walk on the moon?2. In which year did he achieve that?3. What was the name of the mission?4. How many people in total have been on the moon?5. What was the outcome of Apollo 13?

Quiz - solutions1. Who was the first person to walk on the moon?- Neil Armstrong

2. In which year did he achieve that?- 1969

3. What was the name of the mission?- Apollo 11

4. How many people in total have been on the moon?- 12 people (in 6 different Apollo missions)

5. What was the outcome of Apollo 13?- couldn’t land on the moon due to explosion of oxygen tank- crew returned safely

Significance of Apollo

Legacy of the Space Race

Satellite systems and telecommunications

Integrated circuits and computers

Aviation equipment

Advances in many areas of technology

SurveysGreatest U.S. accomplishment of the past 50 years(survey with more than 2500 scientists)

Landing on the moon

1999:

2009:

18%

12%

> American Association for the Advancement of Science

Moon Landings (survey with 1000 Britons)> Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK, 2009)

• 25%: Landings were faked• 44%: Waste of money

The Apollo Moon LandingsYour opinion:•FACT or FICTION?•Importance to America•Importance to mankind

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In at least 100 words, write your opinion:

Should humanity focus on saving the planet or should we start getting serious about the next Earth?