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NASA Space Program

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1. When was the first space shuttle launched?
April 12 - 1981
Russia
April 12 - 1961
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

2. hen was NASA created?
6
1958
Ed White
Project Mercury

3. What date was the first articial satellite launched?
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
Odyssey; Aquarios
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
October 4 - 1957

4. What country launched the first artificial satellite?
Russia
1958
January 31 - 1958
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee

5. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
John Glenn
June 3 - 1965
Russia
6

6. What is the name of the first space shuttle launched?
ST51
147 hrs - 42 secs.
Project Mercury
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'

7. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
1958
June 3 - 1965
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
Friendship Capsule

8. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
6
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Odyssey; Aquarios

9. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
Friendship Capsule
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Apollo 8
ST51

10. How long was the flight of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
January 31 - 1958
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
147 hrs - 42 secs.
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program

11. Who was the first American to walk in space?
Project Mercury
Odyssey; Aquarios
Ed White
3

12. What was the difference between the second man in space program for the U.S. And the Mercury program?
Lengthened;
58 cm in diameter
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle

13. Who was president when NASA was created?
Apollo 10
3
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
John F. Kennedy

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

15. What is the date the first human flew in space?
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
1958
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
April 12 - 1961

16. As a group - how were the 7 original astronauts known?
3
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
Lengthened;

17. When did the first American orbit the earth?
Odyssey; Aquarios
1962
Project Mercury
November 3 - 1957

18. What tragedy struck Apollo I?
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
Apollo 10
April 12 - 1961

19. What is the name of the first space shuttle launched?
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
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
ST51
November 3 - 1957

20. What is the LEM?

21. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
April 12 - 1981
Lengthened;
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee

22. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
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 8
Lengthened;
July 20 - 1969

23. hen was NASA created?
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
Russia
...
1958

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

25. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
Project Gemini
Apollo 10
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
6

26. What is the LEM?

27. What date did the first American walk in space?
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
June 3 - 1965
April 12 - 1961
1962

28. What was the name of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
April 12 - 1961
Project Mercury
January 31 - 1958
October 4 - 1957

29. What was the name of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
7
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
...
Project Mercury

30. What were the first words from the moon?

31. Name the astronauts of Apollo I
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
3
Russia
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee

32. Why did the Apollo 13 command module not land on the moon?
John F. Kennedy
Oxygen tank burst
June 3 - 1965
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders

33. 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
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
Apollo 8

34. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
1958
Apollo 8
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton

35. What were President John F. Kennedy's words on May 25 - 1961?
...
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
Apollo 10
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle

36. Who was the first American to walk in space?
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Ed White
November 3 - 1957
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee

37. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
Project Mercury
Lengthened;
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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

38. What tragedy struck Apollo I?
Ed White
Russia
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle

39. What date did the first American walk in space?
Apollo 10
147 hrs - 42 secs.
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
June 3 - 1965

40. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
1962

41. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?
3
Apollo 11
ST51
7

42. When was the Explorer I launched?
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
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
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)

43. What was the difference between the second man in space program for the U.S. And the Mercury program?
November 3 - 1957
Apollo 8
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.

44. What is the name of the first articial satellite that was launched?
Odyssey; Aquarios
June 3 - 1965
Sputnik
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee

45. How many flights were in the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
Friendship Capsule
6
ST51
July 20 - 1969

46. When was the first space shuttle launched?
April 12 - 1981
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Ed White
Lengthened;

47. What does NASA stand for?
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
Ed White
John F. Kennedy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

48. When was the Explorer I launched?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
July 20 - 1969
January 31 - 1958

49. 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.
...
November 3 - 1957
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)

50. What was aboard the second articial satellite that was launched?
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Oxygen tank burst
Apollo 11
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle