The Moon: So Close, Yet So Far Quiz

Answer: Bill Anders

Bill Anders later served as the first chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commision, and later became the United States Ambassador to Norway. Apollo 8 also marked the first time the Saturn V rocket was used for a manned mission. This was considered the most risky of all Apollo missions, but it was a complete success.

Answer: Both Jim Lovell and Frank Borman

Near the end of their two weeks in orbit on Gemini 7, Lovell and Borman rendezvoused with the Gemini 6A spacecraft, flown by Wally Schirra and Thomas Stafford.

Answer: Thomas Stafford

John Young was the Commander of Apollo 16, and later flew on the maiden voyage of the Space Shuttle. He is the only astronaut to fly four different types of spacecraft: Gemini, Apollo Command Module, Apollo Lunar Module, and the Shuttle. Gene Cernan was the commander of Apollo 17, and is known for being the last man to set foot on the Moon. Though Thomas Stafford never walked on the Moon, he later flew on the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, the first cooperative flight between the Americans and the Soviets.

At almost 24,800 mph, Apollo 10 holds the record for the fastest speed ever attained by man.

Answer: Michael Collins

Aside from being the Command Module Pilot for Apollo 11, Collins flew on Gemini 10 with John Young, and served as CapCom in Mission Control for Apollo 8. McDivitt, Scott, and Schweickart comprised the Apollo 9 crew. Apollo 9 was the first flight of the Lunar Module. That was one of two Apollo flights that was not intended to fly beyond Earth orbit.

Answer: Dick Gordon

Gordon and Conrad also flew together on Gemini 11. Schirra, Eisele and Cunningham comprised the crew of Apollo 7, the first successful manned mission of the Apollo Program.

Answer: Both Jack Swigert and Fred Haise

For Commander Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 was his second trip to the Moon, Apollo 8 being the first. He did not get the opportunity to walk on the Moon either time. The two other men to accomplish this feat, John Young and Gene Cernan, both walked on the Moon in later missions.

Answer: Stuart Roosa

Stuart Roosa was scheduled to command Apollo 20, but the mission was later cancelled, ending his chances of walking on the Moon. The Apollo 14 Commander, Alan Shepard, made a six-iron out of a tool intended to gather lunar rocks, and hit two golf balls in gravity 1/6 that of Earth's.

Shepard reportedly sliced his first shot. Mitchell was a firm believer in UFOs and paranormal activity. Joe Engel was Ed Mitchell's backup, and first flew on the second Space Shuttle mission.

Answer: Al Worden

Apollo 15 was the only space flight for Al Worden.

Answer: Ken Mattingly

Ken Mattingly was taken off the Apollo 13 mission because his future crewmate, Charlie Duke, had the measles, which Mattingly had never been exposed to. Apollo 16 was the first space flight for Mattingly, but not his last. He later commanded two Space Shuttle flights, STS-4 in 1982 and STS-51C in 1985.

Answer: Ron Evans

Apollo 17 was the only space flight for Ron Evans. Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt was the first scientist to become an astronaut, and Commander Gene Cernan was the last man to set foot on the Moon. Shannon Lucid holds the record for the most time spent in space by a woman, but began her career with the Shuttle Program.