President Kennedy set a very specific deadline for landing on the Moon. Do you remember what that deadline was, and why do you think he was in such a hurry?, We talked about Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walking on the surface. What was the job of the third astronaut, Michael Collins, while they were on the Moon?, It is estimated that 650 million people watched the Apollo 11 landing. Why do you think so many people around the world wanted to watch an American mission?, The program was not always successful. What happened during the Apollo 1 test in 1967, and how do you think that impacted the scientists at NASA?, Looking at the "Blue Marble" or "Earthrise" photos, we see how fragile Earth looks from space. Do you think the high cost of the Apollo program was worth it just to get this new perspective on our planet?, The Apollo program finished in 1972 after only six successful landings. According to what we read, what was the main reason the government decided to stop the missions?, The crew of Apollo 13 had to use their Lunar Module as a "lifeboat" to survive an explosion. Have you ever had the "cool head" necessary in a situation like that?, Apollo astronauts brought back over 800 pounds of Moon rocks. Do you think studying rocks is a good enough reason to spend billions of dollars on space exploration?, The program was named after the Greek god Apollo because he "rode his chariot across the Sun". Why is ARTEMIS II called like that?.

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