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NASA Space Program
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What was the name of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Apollo 10
Project Mercury
147 hrs - 42 secs.
2. What were President John F. Kennedy's words on May 25 - 1961?
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
...
3. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?
April 12 - 1961
7
John F. Kennedy
December 21 - 1968
4. What is the number of orbits the first American to orbit the earth complete?
3
Project Mercury
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Sputnik
5. Name the 7 original astronauts
July 20 - 1969
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Lengthened;
6. hen was NASA created?
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
1958
June 3 - 1965
7. As a group - how were the 7 original astronauts known?
John Glenn
7
Yuri Garagin
Project Mercury
8. What was the second man in space program for the U.S.?
October 4 - 1957
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
Project Gemini
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
9. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
7
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
10. Why did the Apollo 13 command module not land on the moon?
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Lengthened;
Oxygen tank burst
11. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
Ed White
July 20 - 1969
Apollo 8
12. What tragedy struck Apollo I?
Oxygen tank burst
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
ST51
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
13. What is the LEM?
14. What date did the first American walk in space?
June 3 - 1965
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
15. What does NASA stand for?
Apollo 8
Oxygen tank burst
ST51
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
16. When did the first American orbit the earth?
1962
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
7
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
17. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Apollo 8
Lengthened;
April 12 - 1981
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
18. What was aboard the second articial satellite that was launched?
Apollo 8
July 20 - 1969
Friendship Capsule
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
19. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?
58 cm in diameter
June 3 - 1965
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
November 3 - 1957
20. When was the Explorer I launched?
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Russia
April 12 - 1961
January 31 - 1958
21. What were the first words as man stepped on the moon?
22. When did the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
June 3 - 1965
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
Apollo 10
December 21 - 1968
23. What date was the first articial satellite launched?
147 hrs - 42 secs.
7
Odyssey; Aquarios
October 4 - 1957
24. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?
Apollo 11
Yuri Garagin
7
June 3 - 1965
25. How long was the flight of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
John F. Kennedy
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
Apollo 11
147 hrs - 42 secs.
26. What was the second man in space program for the U.S.?
April 12 - 1961
Project Gemini
June 3 - 1965
April 12 - 1981
27. What is the name of the first articial satellite that was launched?
...
June 3 - 1965
Sputnik
Project Mercury
28. What country launched the first artificial satellite?
Project Mercury
Sputnik
58 cm in diameter
Russia
29. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
Friendship Capsule
Sputnik
April 12 - 1961
30. What were the objectives of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
31. What was the difference between the second man in space program for the U.S. And the Mercury program?
Project Mercury
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
October 4 - 1957
32. What country was the first human to fly in space from?
6
Apollo 10
Russia
Kennedy decided to overtake the Soviet Union in the 'Space Race' by making a decision to go to the moon. They tried to accomplish this before Russia
33. Who were the astronauts of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Apollo 8
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
34. When did the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Friendship Capsule
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
December 21 - 1968
35. What were the first words from the moon?
36. What were the goals of the second man in space program for the U.S.?
37. What date did the first American walk in space?
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
Kennedy decided to overtake the Soviet Union in the 'Space Race' by making a decision to go to the moon. They tried to accomplish this before Russia
147 hrs - 42 secs.
June 3 - 1965
38. What were the first words from the moon?
39. When was the first space shuttle launched?
April 12 - 1981
Friendship Capsule
John F. Kennedy
Friendship Capsule
40. How many flights were in the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
Project Gemini
147 hrs - 42 secs.
October 4 - 1957
6
41. What was aboard the second articial satellite that was launched?
58 cm in diameter
...
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
42. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
3
Ed White
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
43. Why was NASA created?
Odyssey; Aquarios
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
January 31 - 1958
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
44. How many more Apollo missions were there to the moon? Why or why not?
Subject man and equipment to space flight up to 2 weeks in duration; to rendezvous and dock with orbiting vehicles and to manuever the docked combination by using the target vehicle's propulsion system; to perfect methods of entering the atmosphere a
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
October 4 - 1957
45. What were the objectives of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
46. When did the first American orbit the earth?
1962
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
November 3 - 1957
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
47. What does NASA stand for?
1962
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Kennedy decided to overtake the Soviet Union in the 'Space Race' by making a decision to go to the moon. They tried to accomplish this before Russia
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
48. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
April 12 - 1981
John Glenn
Apollo 10
Russia
49. What was the importance of the launching of the Explorer I?
Project Mercury
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
1962
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
50. What was the name of the command module of the Apollo mission that landed on the moon? LEM?
1962
Odyssey; Aquarios
58 cm in diameter
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle