Life as an Astronaut

How long does astronaut training (normally) last?

• 1 year

• 4 years

• 8 years

• 12 years

What animal does Carr Mention he was taught to cook while in astronaut training?

• Seal

• Snake

• Monkey

• Muskrat

Why do astronauts need so much training?

Apollo 8 flew to ​____, but it _____.

• Mars; lost radio control and was forced to turn back

• the Moon; didn't make it even half way

• the Moon; did not land

• Mars; but landed on the lunar instead

What happened to Apollo 12 on its way off the launching pad?

• All the fuel leaked, and it fell back to the ground.

• Lighting struck it, and it lost electrical power.

• A thruster fell off, but it pushed through to the outer atmosphere anyway.

• It glowed a bright orange color because of a chemical used to treat the exterior surface.

From 1974 to 1978, Carr and his teammates shared the world record for individual time in space. How many hours did they log?

• 900 hrs, 30 mins, 17s

• 23 hrs, 10 mins, 21s

• 1,023 hrs, 15min, 45 mins

• 2,017 hrs, 15 mins, 32s