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