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The Apollo Moon Landings

The Apollo Moon Landings. Quiz. 1. Who was the first person to walk on the moon? 2. In which year did he achieve that? 3. What was the name of the mission? 4. How many people in total have been on the moon? 5. What was the outcome of Apollo 13?. Quiz - solutions.

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The Apollo Moon Landings

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  1. The Apollo Moon Landings

  2. Quiz 1. Who was the first person to walk on the moon? 2. In which year did he achieve that? 3. What was the name of the mission? 4. How many people in total have been on the moon? 5. What was the outcome of Apollo 13?

  3. Quiz - solutions • 1. Who was the first person to walk on the moon? • - Neil Armstrong • 2. In which year did he achieve that? • - 1969 • 3. What was the name of the mission? • - Apollo 11 • 4. How many people in total have been on the moon? • - 12 people (in 6 different Apollo missions) • 5. What was the outcome of Apollo 13? • couldn’t land on the moon due to explosion of oxygen tank • crew returned safely

  4. Significance of Apollo

  5. Legacy of the Space Race Advances in many areas of technology Satellite systems and telecommunications Integrated circuits and computers Aviation equipment

  6. Surveys >American Association for the Advancement of Science Greatest U.S. accomplishment of the past 50 years (survey with more than 2500 scientists) Landing on the moon 1999: 18% 2009: 12% >Institution of Engineering and Technology(UK, 2009) Moon Landings (survey with 1000 Britons) • 25%: Landings were faked • 44%: Waste of money

  7. The Apollo Moon Landings • Your opinion: • FACT or FICTION? • Importance to America • Importance to mankind • Next slide: useful phrases for expressing opinions

  8. Expressing Opinions

  9. “Houston, we have a problem.”

  10. Video

  11. SpaceX: Getting to Mars Watch the interview with Elon Musk. > Additional Video In at least 100 words, write your opinion: Should humanity focus on saving the planet or should we start getting serious about the next Earth?

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