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