1. Trip to the Moon Story

2. Shuttle and Rocket Information
Total Weight = 4,400,000 lbs.
Thrust needed for lift off = 7,000,000 lbs.
Escape velocity = 25,000 mph
G-forces = 3 g

3. G-forces
A human centrifuge is used to train people to experience g force.
The centrifuge spins around quickly causing a tremendous amount of weight and pressure on the person.

4. Blast Off and Into Space
Blast off includes a tremendous amount of noise, shaking, and g force pressure on a person.
As the space craft leaves earth the g forces reduce until a person is weightless.

5. Living in Space

6. Moon Information 240,000 miles away 3-4 day trip
Gravity is 1/6 of earth’s gravity
No atmosphere
Rocks and dust from impact craters
Some water discovered
Weak moonquakes
There are at least four different kinds of moonquakes: (1) deep moonquakes about 700 km below the surface, probably caused by tides; (2) vibrations from the impact of meteorites; (3) thermal quakes caused by the expansion of the frigid crust when first illuminated by the morning sun after two weeks of deep-freeze lunar night; and (4) shallow moonquakes only 20 or 30 kilometers below the surface.

7. Landing and Driving on the Moon

8. The Moon’s Surface

9. Places on the Moon

10. Interesting People Visiting The Moon