While travelling around we are always looking out for a space for a new cache. We found one so here a little "space" puzzle for you to solve to locate this cache. The cache is not at the published coordinates but there is plenty of space for parking at this location if you chose to use it.
The cache, a 200ml sistema container is located at S 45 SP.ACE E 170 qu.est
1. Laika had a space trip on F Nov 1957 F=
2. The US developed the vangard ro cket to put a satellite into orbit. The programme consisted of G launchs of which H were successful. G= H=
3. Yuri Gagarin a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, was the first human to journey into outer space, when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on 12 April 19I1 I=
4. Soon after, Alan Shepard piloted the Freedom 7 mission and became the second person, and the first American, to travel into space. How many days later did Shepard follow Gagarin into space. J=
5. The first man to orbit the earth was John Glenn on 20 Feb 1962. How many times did he orbit the earth. K=
6. The first human-made object to reach the surface of the Moon was the Soviet Union's mission on L September 1959. L=
7. "That's one small step for man ..... " was spoken by Neil Armstrong on M July 1969. M=
8. Apollo 13 launched in April 1970 had to abort the intended moon landing due to a critical power loss. The Commander was Jim Lovell and this was to be his Nth space fight. N=
9. Shepard became the fifth person to walk on the Moon. During this mission how many golf balls did he hit on the lunar surface. O=
Note: where dates are used ensure that they are specified as positive UTC or GMT units. Checksum 1 to 9 = 89
S = G - I
P = J - M
A = H - K
C = 2L - M
E = N
q = N - O
u = F - O
e = K + O
s = N
t = M/3 - I
checksum SPACE = 16, quest = 13
