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NASA Space Program
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Why was NASA created?
58 cm in diameter
June 3 - 1965
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
2. What is the name of the first articial satellite that was launched?
Sputnik
Apollo 8
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
1958
3. What is the number of orbits the first American to orbit the earth complete?
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
3
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Odyssey; Aquarios
4. Name the astronauts of Apollo I
Apollo 11
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
147 hrs - 42 secs.
Odyssey; Aquarios
5. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
Friendship Capsule
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
April 12 - 1981
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
6. What was the importance of the launching of the Explorer I?
John F. Kennedy
July 20 - 1969
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
6
7. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?
Apollo 11
November 3 - 1957
Apollo 8
58 cm in diameter
8. What was the name of the command module of the Apollo mission that landed on the moon? LEM?
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
Project Gemini
December 21 - 1968
9. Who was the first human to fly in space?
3
Yuri Garagin
July 20 - 1969
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
10. Name the astronauts of Apollo I
January 31 - 1958
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
April 12 - 1961
11. What was the size of the first articial satellite that was launched?
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
58 cm in diameter
Russia
12. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
Project Mercury
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
13. Name the 7 original astronauts
147 hrs - 42 secs.
6
3
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
14. What date did the Apollo mission land on the moon?
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
July 20 - 1969
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
January 31 - 1958
15. Why did the Apollo 13 command module not land on the moon?
Odyssey; Aquarios
April 12 - 1981
Oxygen tank burst
Project Gemini
16. Who was president when NASA was created?
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
John F. Kennedy
Ed White
17. Why did the Apollo 13 command module not land on the moon?
April 12 - 1981
147 hrs - 42 secs.
John Glenn
Oxygen tank burst
18. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
John F. Kennedy
6
Apollo 10
Project Mercury
19. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
June 3 - 1965
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
Apollo 10
20. When did the first American orbit the earth?
1962
Apollo 11
July 20 - 1969
April 12 - 1961
21. How long was the flight of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
John Glenn
October 4 - 1957
Yuri Garagin
147 hrs - 42 secs.
22. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?
January 31 - 1958
December 21 - 1968
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
23. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
1962
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
Lengthened;
December 21 - 1968
24. What was aboard the second articial satellite that was launched?
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
April 12 - 1961
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
25. When was the first space shuttle launched?
December 21 - 1968
3
John Glenn
April 12 - 1981
26. What were the first words from the moon?
27. What is the date the first human flew in space?
Apollo 11
January 31 - 1958
April 12 - 1961
...
28. How long was the flight of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
6
147 hrs - 42 secs.
ST51
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
29. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
Lengthened;
1962
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
January 31 - 1958
30. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
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
Project Gemini
Apollo 8
31. What country was the first human to fly in space from?
Russia
July 20 - 1969
6
Project Mercury
32. What country was the first human to fly in space from?
7
ST51
Lengthened;
Russia
33. What date did the first American walk in space?
Odyssey; Aquarios
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
Friendship Capsule
June 3 - 1965
34. What was the name of the Apollo 13 command module? LEM?
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
Odyssey; Aquarios
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
July 20 - 1969
35. When did the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
November 3 - 1957
December 21 - 1968
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
36. What was the name of the Apollo 13 command module? LEM?
Odyssey; Aquarios
Russia
John Glenn
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
37. How many more Apollo missions were there to the moon? Why or why not?
Project Mercury
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
...
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
38. What were the goals of the second man in space program for the U.S.?
39. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
Oxygen tank burst
1962
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
Friendship Capsule
40. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
Apollo 11
Project Mercury
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
41. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
December 21 - 1968
John F. Kennedy
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
John Glenn
42. Who was the first human to fly in space?
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
June 3 - 1965
Yuri Garagin
John F. Kennedy
43. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
58 cm in diameter
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
44. What was the second man in space program for the U.S.?
Project Mercury
58 cm in diameter
June 3 - 1965
Project Gemini
45. What was happening in history to prompt President John F. Kennedy's speech of May 25 - 1961?
46. What date did the Apollo mission land on the moon?
July 20 - 1969
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
John Glenn
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
47. What date was the first articial satellite launched?
1962
John Glenn
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
October 4 - 1957
48. Name the 7 original astronauts
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
7
58 cm in diameter
49. What were the objectives of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
50. What was the name of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
Project Mercury
Sputnik
Sputnik
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