Question

1. what was the name of the 1st lunar module to land on the moon?

1. who was the commander of the 1st space ship to land on the moon?

1. according to the movie apollo 13, who was the original commander of apollo 13?

1. why was he not allowed to command the mission?

what did the above astronaut do earlier in his career that made him famous?

1. command module pilot ken mattingly was replaced by john l.\jack\ swigert jr just days before the mission began. why was mattingly replaced?

Explanation:

1. The first lunar module to land on the Moon was part of the Apollo 11 mission.
2. The commander of the first Moon landing mission (Apollo 11) led the historic 1969 landing.
3. In the Apollo 13 film, the original commander was replaced last minute.
4. The original commander was removed due to a potential health risk.
5. This astronaut gained fame from a previous near-disastrous space mission.
6. Ken Mattingly was replaced over concerns of exposure to a contagious illness.

Answer:

1. Eagle
2. Neil Armstrong
3. Alan Shepard
4. He was diagnosed with an inner ear infection (Meniere's disease) that was deemed a risk for the mission.
5. He was the commander of Apollo 14, and before that, he became famous as the first American to travel to space (on Mercury-Redstone 3, Freedom 7, in 1961).
6. He was exposed to rubella (German measles) and had no immunity, so officials feared he would get sick during the mission.