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Which lunar plain served as Apollo 11's landing site on July 20, 1969?
Apollo 11 targeted the Sea of Tranquility, a flat basaltic plain chosen for its smooth terrain for the first crewed lunar landing.
What name did Apollo 11's lunar module use when it landed on July 20, 1969?
Apollo 11's lunar module was named Eagle and transmitted 'The Eagle has landed' after touching down in the Sea of Tranquility on July 20, 1969.
Which Apollo 12 astronaut destroyed the lunar color TV camera by pointing it at the Sun?
Alan Bean aimed the Apollo 12 color TV camera at the Sun in November 1969 and destroyed its sensor.
Which three-stage rocket launched every Apollo mission that traveled to the Moon?
NASA's Saturn V, standing 363 feet tall, was the three-stage super heavy-lift rocket that launched all nine crewed Apollo missions to the Moon.
Which Apollo 14 astronaut hit two golf balls on the Moon during a live broadcast?
Alan Shepard used a modified six-iron on a sampling tool to hit two golf balls on live TV in February 1971.
Which Apollo mission in December 1972 became the last to land astronauts on the Moon?
Apollo 17 in December 1972 was the final Apollo Moon landing, with astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt spending three days on the surface.
Which Apollo mission first used a rover-mounted TV camera to broadcast lunar exploration?
Apollo 15 carried the first Lunar Roving Vehicle with a TV camera for extended lunar broadcasts.
Who in Mission Control remotely operated the Apollo 17 rover camera to film liftoff?
Ed Fendell operated the Apollo 17 rover TV camera from Houston to capture the liftoff live in 1972.
Apollo 11 guidance computer triggered which famous executive overflow alarm during descent?
Software engineer Margaret Hamilton designed recovery programs that allowed the computer to drop lower-priority tasks and land safely.
Apollo 11 lunar module Eagle landed in which lunar plain in July 1969?
NASA chose Mare Tranquillitatis for Apollo 11 because its flat terrain offered a relatively safe landing site.
Eagle's lower descent stage stayed on the Moon. Its upper ascent stage carried Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin into lunar orbit. After Eagle docked with Columbia, the two astronauts joined Michael Collins for the flight back to Earth.
Sources: NASA's Apollo 11 mission account and image of the landing site.