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1. It wasn't on the list of photographs, but the sight of Earth rising beyond the barren landscape of the moon stopped this astronaut cold. He grabbed a camera, yelled at his crewmate for color film and took a picture that became an icon of the Apollo program. Who was the shutterbug?
a) Alan Shepard
b) Alan Bean
c) William Anders
c ... CORRECT The correct answer is William Anders.
2. What piece of clothing protects an astronaut from all the unfamiliar conditions of space?
a) A special pair of gold covered boots.
b) A spacesuit.
c) They don’t need protection because space has the same condition as Earth.
d) A hydro-plastic jump-suit.
b ... CORRECT. The correct answer is a spacesuit.
3. Who orbited the moon while Armstrong and Aldrin walked on it?
a) Alan L. Bean
b) Michael Collins
c) Charles Conrad, Jr.
b ... CORRECT. The correct answer is Michael Collins.
4. Who reported to mission control, "OK, Houston, we've had a problem" during the Apollo 13 mission?
a) Fred W. Haise
b) James Lovell
c) John Swigert.
c ... CORRECT. The correct answer is John Swigert.
5. What geologist was the first scientist-astronaut to fly in space?
a) Harrison Schmitt
b) Charles M. Duke
c) Eugene A. Cernan
a ... CORRECT. The correct answer is Harrison Schmitt.
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