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