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1. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?
Apollo 8
Apollo 11
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
ST51

2. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
John Glenn
October 4 - 1957
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Sputnik

3. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
July 20 - 1969
Ed White
Lengthened;
1962

4. What was happening in history to prompt President John F. Kennedy's speech of May 25 - 1961?

5. What was the importance of the launching of the Explorer I?
Oxygen tank burst
July 20 - 1969
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
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

6. When did the first American orbit the earth?
6
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
1962
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle

7. What was the name of the command module of the Apollo mission that landed on the moon? LEM?
John F. Kennedy
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
6

8. What does NASA stand for?
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
3
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

9. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?
November 3 - 1957
1962
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
Project Gemini

10. Name the 7 original astronauts
6
6
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.

11. What were President John F. Kennedy's words on May 25 - 1961?
...
7
3
January 31 - 1958

12. How long was the flight of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
January 31 - 1958
147 hrs - 42 secs.
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.

13. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
Friendship Capsule
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Sputnik
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.

14. What date was the first articial satellite launched?
December 21 - 1968
Project Gemini
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
October 4 - 1957

15. What is the LEM?

16. Who was the first American to walk in space?
147 hrs - 42 secs.
1958
Ed White
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

17. As a group - how were the 7 original astronauts known?
December 21 - 1968
Project Mercury
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget

18. What were the objectives of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?

19. What is the name of the first articial satellite that was launched?
Sputnik
Ed White
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
ST51

20. What is the LEM?

21. What is the number of orbits the first American to orbit the earth complete?
3
Oxygen tank burst
Apollo 10
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)

22. Name the astronauts of Apollo I
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
November 3 - 1957
Apollo 8
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee

23. What tragedy struck Apollo I?
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Project Mercury
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
Russia

24. What were the objectives of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?

25. What was the size of the first articial satellite that was launched?
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
Lengthened;
58 cm in diameter
Sputnik

26. What tragedy struck Apollo I?
Odyssey; Aquarios
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
November 3 - 1957
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.

27. What was the difference between the second man in space program for the U.S. And the Mercury program?
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
Apollo 8
Apollo 11

28. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
Friendship Capsule
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget

29. When did the first American orbit the earth?
Odyssey; Aquarios
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Sputnik
1962

30. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?
7
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
June 3 - 1965
Project Mercury

31. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
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
Apollo 11
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
Lengthened;

32. What is the number of orbits the first American to orbit the earth complete?
147 hrs - 42 secs.
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
3
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee

33. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
John F. Kennedy
Apollo 8
July 20 - 1969
Project Mercury

34. How many more Apollo missions were there to the moon? Why or why not?
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
July 20 - 1969

35. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
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
June 3 - 1965
Apollo 8
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle

36. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
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
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Apollo 10

37. How long was the flight of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
ST51
October 4 - 1957
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
147 hrs - 42 secs.

38. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
ST51
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
June 3 - 1965
3

39. What was the name of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
Oxygen tank burst
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
Project Mercury
June 3 - 1965

40. Who was the first human to fly in space?
October 4 - 1957
Yuri Garagin
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
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

41. What were President John F. Kennedy's words on May 25 - 1961?
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
...
Oxygen tank burst
Friendship Capsule

42. When was the first space shuttle launched?
...
John F. Kennedy
Lengthened;
April 12 - 1981

43. Why was NASA created?
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika

44. What country was the first human to fly in space from?
Russia
...
June 3 - 1965
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

45. Why did the Apollo 13 command module not land on the moon?
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
June 3 - 1965
ST51
Oxygen tank burst

46. What date did the Apollo mission land on the moon?
July 20 - 1969
Apollo 10
1962
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton

47. How many more Apollo missions were there to the moon? Why or why not?
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
58 cm in diameter
ST51

48. Why did the Apollo 13 command module not land on the moon?
Russia
Project Mercury
April 12 - 1961
Oxygen tank burst

49. Who was the first American to walk in space?
Ed White
Apollo 10
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.

50. Name the 7 original astronauts
...
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
1962