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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
Did Buzz Aldrin know Neil Armstrong before they went to the moon together?
Yes, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong knew each other before their mission to the moon together. They were both astronauts in NASA's space program and had trained and worked together for years leading up to the Apollo 11 mission.
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.
How many astronauts walked the moon before 1970?
4 astronauts walked on the moon in 1969. They were Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Charles Conrad and Alan Bean.
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.
Who started the Apollo program?
The Apollo program was started by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, with the goal of landing a man on the Moon and bringing him back safely to Earth before the end of the decade.
How long did neil Armstrong stay on the moon during Apollo 11 mission?
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spent about 21.5 hours on the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mission. Armstrong's famous first step onto the moon came about 6 hours after landing. They then explored, conducted experiments, and collected samples before returning to the Apollo module and eventually to Earth.
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.
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.
