On this date in history… On November 19, 1969, Apollo 12 Astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean became the third and fourth humans to walk on the moon.
QUESTION:
In total, how many people have walked on the moon?
On this date in history… 52 years ago on February 20, 1962, Astronaut John Glen became the third person and the first American to orbit the Earth. He completed 3 Earth orbits in the Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7 in a mission that lasted less than 5 hours.
In total, how many people have orbited the Earth? (Extra credit question: How many people are currently in space orbiting the Earth?)
On this date in history… October 11, 1984, aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, NASA Astronaut Kathryn Sullivan became the first American woman to do this in space.
What did she do?
