Buzz Aldrin — Questions and answers

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What was Buzz Aldrin's doctoral thesis about?

Choices

  1. How to build stronger rockets
  2. How astronauts eat in space
  3. How spacecraft could meet and dock in orbit ✓
  4. How to grow plants on the Moon

Answer: How spacecraft could meet and dock in orbit

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What record did Buzz Aldrin set on the Gemini 12 mission?

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  1. The fastest spaceship ever built
  2. The longest spacewalk ✓
  3. The first time eating food in space
  4. The first time a rocket launched at night

Answer: The longest spacewalk

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What important job did Buzz Aldrin have on the Apollo 11 crew?

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  1. Cooking meals for the astronauts
  2. Taking pictures of Earth from space
  3. Lunar Module Pilot ✓
  4. Writing down everything that happened

Answer: Lunar Module Pilot

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How long did the journey from Earth orbit to the Moon take for Apollo 11?

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  1. One day
  2. Three days ✓
  3. Five days
  4. Seven days

Answer: Three days

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Who piloted the Command Module, 'Columbia', in lunar orbit while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin went to the Moon's surface?

Choices

  1. Buzz Aldrin
  2. Neil Armstrong
  3. Michael Collins ✓
  4. James Lovell

Answer: Michael Collins

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What happened to the 'Eagle' Lunar Module after Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong transferred back to 'Columbia'?

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  1. It flew back to Earth with them.
  2. It stayed in orbit around the Moon forever.
  3. It was left to eventually crash onto the Moon. ✓
  4. It was brought back as a museum exhibit.

Answer: It was left to eventually crash onto the Moon.

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Where did the Apollo 11 Command Module, 'Columbia', safely splash down when it returned to Earth?

Choices

  1. In a large lake
  2. In the Pacific Ocean ✓
  3. On a mountain top
  4. In a desert

Answer: In the Pacific Ocean

From page 9

Which planet does Buzz Aldrin champion for future human colonization?

Choices

  1. Venus
  2. Jupiter
  3. Mars ✓
  4. Saturn

Answer: Mars

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