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How old was Alan Shepard when he was on the moon?
US astronaut Alan Shepard (1923-1998) was 47 when he walked on the Moon as part of the Apollo 14 mission (February 1971). He was the "first astronaut in space" for the US during his suborbital flight in February 1962, as well as the first man to play golf on the Moon.
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.
When NASA activated the mercury space program each flight had how many astronaut?
Each manned Mercury launch carried a single astronaut. Gemini ... two Apollo ... three Shuttle ... several
Who missed the Apollo 13 mission due to the possibility of contracting measles?
In the Apollo 13 space flight astronaut Thomas K. Mat tingly was grounded as he had measles. In a way he must have thanked his stars.
How did the astronaut return to earth in the Apollo space program that is remarkably different from the way in which astronaut return in the shuttle program?
During Apollo, the capsule plummeted through the atmosphere and eventually splashed down in the ocean suspended on parachutes, then waited to be picked up by the Navy and sailed home. The Shuttle, in contrast, glided like an airplane, in controlled flight, to touchdown on a runway and roll to a stop, usually in Califormia.
How old was Alan Shepard when he was on the moon?
US astronaut Alan Shepard (1923-1998) was 47 when he walked on the Moon as part of the Apollo 14 mission (February 1971). He was the "first astronaut in space" for the US during his suborbital flight in February 1962, as well as the first man to play golf on the Moon.
Who is the astronaut during the Star Trek enterprise theme song you have got faith?
According to Jonathan Menon's blog at http://www.jmenon.com/archives/2006/01/enterprise_open.html the astronaut is Alan Shepard before his Apollo 14 flight.
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.
When NASA activated the mercury space program each flight had how many astronaut?
Each manned Mercury launch carried a single astronaut. Gemini ... two Apollo ... three Shuttle ... several
Who missed the Apollo 13 mission due to the possibility of contracting measles?
In the Apollo 13 space flight astronaut Thomas K. Mat tingly was grounded as he had measles. In a way he must have thanked his stars.
How did the astronaut return to earth in the Apollo space program that is remarkably different from the way in which astronaut return in the shuttle program?
During Apollo, the capsule plummeted through the atmosphere and eventually splashed down in the ocean suspended on parachutes, then waited to be picked up by the Navy and sailed home. The Shuttle, in contrast, glided like an airplane, in controlled flight, to touchdown on a runway and roll to a stop, usually in Califormia.
What did Allen sheppard accomplish?
Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. (November 18, 1923 - July 21, 1998) was an American naval aviator, test pilot, flag officer, and NASA astronaut who in 1961 became the second person, and the first American, in space. This Mercury flight was designed to enter space, but not to achieve orbit. Ten years later, at age 47 the oldest astronaut in the program, Shepard commanded the Apollo 14 mission, piloting the lander to the most accurate landing of the Apollo missions. He became the fifth person to walk on the Moon, and the only Mercury astronaut to walk on the moon. During the mission he hit two golf balls on the lunar surface. (Copied for Wikipedia.)
Who did Neil Armstrong cut in front of for space mission?
Neil Armstrong didn't "cut in front of" anyone for either of his space missions, Apollo 11 or his lesser-known first space flight, Gemini VIII. Apollo crews were assigned by the head of the astronaut office, Deke Slayton - himself an astronaut who had been grounded by a heart condition. Slayton set up a standard rotation whereby a crew that had been backup for one Apollo mission became the prime flight crew three missions later. Armstrong had been backup commander for the Apollo 8 mission, so by the normal crew rotation he became the prime commander of the Apollo 11 mission. Buzz Aldrin had been backup Command Module Pilot for Apollo 8, so he was also in the regular rotation for Apollo 11. Michael Collins, Command Module Pilot on Apollo 11, had originally been scheduled to fly on Apollo 8 but was replaced by Jim Lovell due to surgery. So he was given the opportunity to fly on Apollo 11.
Who Was Alan Shepard Jr?
Alan B. Shepard, Jr. was a famous astronaut. His Mercury 3 flight on May 5, 1961 made him the first American in space. He became the 5th man to walk on the moon on February 5, 1971, during the Apollo 14 mission (January 31, 1971 - February 9, 1971).
What Apollo astronaut was booted from the mission because it was thought he would get measles?
The name of that astronaut was Thomas. K. Mat tingly and he was first chosen to fly in the Apollo 13 with James Lovell , Fred. w. Haise . So the back up astronaut Jack Swigert took his place.
Why did Donald K Slay ton not fly into space?
Donald 'Deke' Slayton was selected in 1959 as one of the original American Mercury 7 astronauts but before he could fly in space he was found to suffer from a minor heart fibrilation. Although still physically robust it was enough for flight surgeons to remove Slayton from flight status and he never flew a Mercury mission. He instead became chief of the astronaut office and was responsible for choosing crews for the Gemini and Apollo space programs. In the early 1970's Slayton went back to the flight surgeons and his fibrilation was found to have ceased. He was placed back on flight status and in 1975 eventually did fly in space on board the Apollo-Soyuz test project, the last flight of an Apollo spacecraft. Donald K Slayton thus did fly in space 16 years after being selected as an astronaut.
Which astronaut Never set foot on the moon?
There is no such person.Every NASA astronaut that landed on the Moon from 1969 to 1972 during the Apollo program did also set foot on the lunar surface. There were a total of 12 astronauts who explored the lunar surface, 2 on each of the 6 landing missions.
