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To the Moon! A Quiz Deck on the Lunar Journey
Product Description
This fact-packed quiz deck delves deep into the story of lunar exploration—the technology and spacecraft, the personnel, the national politics, and more—with forty-eight cards written in a lively Q&A format. Each card front poses a question, such as “Which Apollo mission was the first to carry astronauts into space?” or “What were the first words spoken from the lunar surface?” Answers are on the card backs, with pertinent, insightful background information. From the extraordinary concerted effort behind the first Apollo mission to the last astronaut to set foot on the moon, To the Moon! offers an absorbing mini-course on the race to explore our planet’s nearest neighbor.
Sample Card Text
What was the purpose of the lunar surface phase of the planned Apollo 13 mission?
a. To explore the hilly upland Fra Mauro region of the moon
b. To inspect, survey, and sample material in the Fra Mauro formation
c. To deploy and activate an Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP)
d. To further develop humanity’s capability to work in the lunar environment
e. All of the above
Answer e. The first two Apollo missions were directed to the smooth areas of the moon called “mares.” But most of the moon is covered by the lighter-colored, heavily cratered “highlands,” and Apollo 13 was the first mission to be directed to land near a specific crater. Scientists were extremely eager to obtain samples from the unexplored region. Fra Mauro presented some special challenges. The flat area nearest the crater of most interest to scientists was more than a kilometer away, so the Apollo 13 astronauts were trained to cover a much greater distance than their predecessors had and to climb a relatively steep slope. Unfortunately, Apollo 13 was the only Apollo mission that was unable to land. The goals of that mission would have to wait for the crew of Apollo 14.
a. To explore the hilly upland Fra Mauro region of the moon
b. To inspect, survey, and sample material in the Fra Mauro formation
c. To deploy and activate an Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP)
d. To further develop humanity’s capability to work in the lunar environment
e. All of the above
Answer e. The first two Apollo missions were directed to the smooth areas of the moon called “mares.” But most of the moon is covered by the lighter-colored, heavily cratered “highlands,” and Apollo 13 was the first mission to be directed to land near a specific crater. Scientists were extremely eager to obtain samples from the unexplored region. Fra Mauro presented some special challenges. The flat area nearest the crater of most interest to scientists was more than a kilometer away, so the Apollo 13 astronauts were trained to cover a much greater distance than their predecessors had and to climb a relatively steep slope. Unfortunately, Apollo 13 was the only Apollo mission that was unable to land. The goals of that mission would have to wait for the crew of Apollo 14.
