Team Moon Comprehension

What is the main idea of the book Moonshot?

• To describe how uncomfortable the astronauts' suits were when worn on Earth.

• To show how how the Saturn V rocket and Apollo space craft worked.

• To tell the story of the Moon landing from the launch, to when the astronauts returned to Earth.

• To explain what people do at Mission Control in Houston.

What do you think the book means when is says the astronauts "ride the fire and thunder pressed deep into their seats"?

• The astronauts flew through a thunders storm.

• The force of the liftoff was loud, and so powerful that it pushed the astronauts down into their seats.

• The rocket set the sky on fire.

• The astronauts developed super powers.

How high was the rocket twelve minutes after it launched?

• 10 miles high

• 1,000 miles high

• 10,000 miles high

• 100 miles high

What is the name of the craft that separates and lands on the moon?

• Eagle

• Columbia

• Saturn V

• Houston

What is the name of the craft that stays in orbit over the moon?

• Eagle

• Columbia

• Saturn V

• Houston

What do you think Armstrong meant when he radioed that "the Eagle has landed?"

• He saw a space bird land in a moon tree.

• They had successfully docked their ship with Collins and the Columbia

• He and Aldrin had successfully landed their craft on the moon's surface.

• They were ready to launch for their mission to the moon.

Why do you think people cheered when the astronauts landed on the moon?

• They really wanted the astronauts to bring everyone back a moon rock.

• They thought they were watching a sporting event.

• There was nothing else on TV that day.

• No one had ever landed on the moon's surface before. They were witnessing history.

Why is there "no up or down" in the small craft as the astronauts are flying towards the moon?

• There is no gravity to pull them down, so the astronauts and everything else floats.

• The ship is really large, so the astronauts keep getting lost.

• The ship was build upside down.

• All the blinking lights make things very confusing.

Why was it a big deal that the Eagle flew way past their landing zone?

• They were only supposed to take pictures in that area because the light was better there.

• The planned landing area was the only flat place on the entire moon.

• The Eagle only had a very limited amount of fuel, and would they were running out.

• Buzz Aldrin was super picky about where he wanted to get out and walk on the moon.

Why do you think the craft had to land back on Earth with a "splash?"

• Mission Control realized the airport they wanted to use was closed.

• Landing on dry ground is really hard without parachutes.

• The craft didn't have wings and was very heavy, so it had to use parachutes to slow down and land in the water to be safe.

• There was not a runway long enough at the airport.