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