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