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