List of Apollo astronauts

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/list-of-apollo-astronauts

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the total astronauts who flew to the moon?24 astronauts
2. What is the number of astronauts who walked on the lunar surface?12 astronauts
3. Who were the Apollo astronauts who went to the Moon?They were 24 brave men chosen mainly from military test pilots and engineers. They trained hard and flew on nine missions from 1968 to 1972. They were the first people to walk on the Moon.
4. How many Apollo missions landed astronauts on the Moon?Six missions landed astronauts on the Moon. Twelve men walked on the surface. The other missions only orbited the Moon.

Extravehicular Activity (EVA): Any activity done by an astronaut outside a spacecraft beyond Earth's atmosphere.
Lunar Sample: Rocks and soil collected from the Moon's surface for scientific study.
Circum-lunar: Describing a trajectory or orbit that goes around the Moon.