Dangers of the First Moon Landing

Dangers of the First Moon Landing

3rd Grade · Social Studies · 30 min

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Learning Objective

I can describe why the 1st moon landing was dangerous.

  • 1

    To get ready for space travel, astronauts trained in unusual places like the Panamanian jungle and the Nevada desert.

  • 2

    Astronauts trained in a special airplane called the “vomit comet” to get used to feeling like there was no gravity.

  • 3

    Neil Armstrong was a calm pilot who landed on the moon even when the computer had an error.