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