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What kind of experiences did Neil Armstrong have before the Apollo program?
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What manned program came before the Apollo program?
The Gemini Program
How many appollo landings were there before Neil Armstrong?
None. Apollo 11, commanded by Neil Armstrong, was the first
Why was Neil Armstrong selected to be an astronaut?
Neil Armstrong met all the requirements and had a desire to fly in space. Because of his work on the X-15 program Neil was actually the only Apollo-era astronaut to have his astronaut pin before joining NASA.
What was Neil Armstrong's rocket called Apollo?
The rocket wasn't called "Apollo". The specific NASA project to put a man on the moon was called "The Apollo Project" - Armstrong did not name it, it was called that before he got involved with it. He did have the privilege of naming the lunar landing vehicle, though, which was called "Eagle".
What astronaut minded Apollo 2 while Armstrong and Aldrin history?
There was no Apollo 2. Apollo 1 was to have been the first manned Apollo flight, but it caught fire during a routine ground test a month before the scheduled launch. All 3 astronauts inside died. I think you're asking which astronaut orbited the moon while Armstrong and Aldrin walked below. That man would be Michael Collins, who accompanied Armstrong and Aldrin on Apollo 11.
Why did the Apollo program happen?
So the Americans could get to the moon before the Russians.
Who are the 2 Americans who walked first on the moon?
Neil Armstrong, and Buzz Aldrin. There were 3 Apollo Missions before this (the Apollo 11) to test if it was possible to send humans to the moon.
What experiences did Neil Armstrong have in space before he went to the moon?
He had 7 close to space experiences. He used to test drive rockets and shuttles , and 7 times he touched the atmosphere.
Where was Neil Armstrong's spacecraft launched from?
Apollo 11 was launched from Cape Kennedy where all their spacecrafts are launched from. It was called Cape Carneval before.
Who filmed the first Apollo moon landing?
A camera mounted on the side of the lunar module was deployed by Armstrong before he made his exit from the module.
What was the manned space program that came before Apollo?
The ten Gemini missions were before Apollo and tested many of the procedures necessary before Apollo could proceed, such as spacewalking, docking and rendezvous techniques. Prior to them were the Mercury missions.See the Web Links to the left for more information.
Did Buzz Aldrin know Neil Armstrong before they went to the moon together?
As both were astronauts they trained before the Apollo 11 landing on the moon, so they knew each other.
