NASA Space Program

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1. What country was the first human to fly in space from?
Russia
Odyssey; Aquarios
July 20 - 1969
Ed White


2. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?
7
Apollo 10
1958
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'


3. What tragedy struck Apollo I?
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
1962
Russia


4. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Apollo 10
Apollo 8
6
December 21 - 1968


5. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Russia
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)


6. When did the first American orbit the earth?
April 12 - 1961
6
1962
Apollo 8


7. Name the astronauts of Apollo I
April 12 - 1961
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
Russia
Oxygen tank burst


8. Why was NASA created?
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Apollo 10
April 12 - 1961
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle


9. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
June 3 - 1965
...
October 4 - 1957
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.


10. What was the objective of the Apollo 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
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
Project Mercury
Sputnik


11. What is the date the first human flew 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.
April 12 - 1961
Russia
1962


12. What were the goals of the second man in space program for the U.S.?

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13. What is the number of orbits the first American to orbit the earth complete?
3
Ed White
1958
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)


14. What date was the first articial satellite launched?
October 4 - 1957
December 21 - 1968
1958
April 12 - 1961


15. What is the name of the first space shuttle launched?
ST51
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
April 12 - 1961
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.


16. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?
Friendship Capsule
November 3 - 1957
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
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch


17. hen was NASA created?
1958
1962
Friendship Capsule
January 31 - 1958


18. Who were the astronauts of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Apollo 11
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
April 12 - 1961


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

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20. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?
1962
Apollo 11
December 21 - 1968
6


21. How long was the flight of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
...
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Friendship Capsule
147 hrs - 42 secs.


22. What were the first words from the moon?

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23. Name the 7 original astronauts
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
June 3 - 1965
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program


24. What were the first words from the moon?

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25. How many more Apollo missions were there to the moon? Why or why not?
Oxygen tank burst
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
6


26. When did the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Yuri Garagin
December 21 - 1968
John F. Kennedy
Russia


27. What was the difference between the second man in space program for the U.S. And the Mercury program?
June 3 - 1965
Russia
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program


28. What date did the first American walk in space?
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
April 12 - 1981
June 3 - 1965


29. What is the name of the first articial satellite that was launched?
November 3 - 1957
Friendship Capsule
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Sputnik


30. What were President John F. Kennedy's words on May 25 - 1961?
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
...
6
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'


31. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Apollo 8
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
147 hrs - 42 secs.


32. What was the size of the first articial satellite that was launched?
Sputnik
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
58 cm in diameter
'Houston - the eagle has landed'


33. Why did the Apollo 13 command module not land on the moon?
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
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
Oxygen tank burst
Odyssey; Aquarios


34. What is the name of the first articial satellite that was launched?
ST51
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Sputnik
June 3 - 1965


35. As a group - how were the 7 original astronauts known?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
April 12 - 1981
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
Project Mercury


36. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
Odyssey; Aquarios
John Glenn
Apollo 10
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.


37. What were President John F. Kennedy's words on May 25 - 1961?
June 3 - 1965
1958
Odyssey; Aquarios
...


38. What was the importance of the launching of the Explorer I?
Odyssey; Aquarios
January 31 - 1958
October 4 - 1957
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.


39. Who was the first American to walk in space?
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
...
Russia
Ed White


40. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
Apollo 10
Russia
Friendship Capsule
ST51


41. What date did the Apollo mission land on the moon?
July 20 - 1969
Oxygen tank burst
Russia
Oxygen tank burst


42. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?
147 hrs - 42 secs.
6
1958
7


43. What was the second man in space program for the U.S.?
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
3
Project Gemini


44. When was 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
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
April 12 - 1981
3


45. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
Russia
Lengthened;
7
November 3 - 1957


46. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
Lengthened;
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Apollo 11
Friendship Capsule


47. What is the number of orbits the first American to orbit the earth complete?
3
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
7
Project Gemini


48. What were the first words as man stepped on the moon?

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49. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
7
January 31 - 1958
John Glenn
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.


50. What country launched the first artificial satellite?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Odyssey; Aquarios
Oxygen tank burst
Russia