NASA Space Program

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1. Who was president when NASA was created?
John F. Kennedy
July 20 - 1969
Ed White
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


2. Why was NASA created?
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
1958
Yuri Garagin
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.


3. When did the first American orbit the earth?
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
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
1962


4. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Apollo 8
Apollo 11
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget


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


6. What does NASA stand for?
3
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
June 3 - 1965
58 cm in diameter


7. What was happening in history to prompt President John F. Kennedy's speech of May 25 - 1961?


8. What was the name of the command module of the Apollo mission that landed on the moon? LEM?
Sputnik
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
November 3 - 1957
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle


9. What country launched the first artificial satellite?
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
58 cm in diameter
Sputnik
Russia


10. Who were the astronauts 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.
ST51
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders


11. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
Yuri Garagin
Yuri Garagin
3
John Glenn


12. What country launched the first artificial satellite?
Russia
Friendship Capsule
Apollo 11
7


13. Why did the Apollo 13 command module not land on the moon?
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Oxygen tank burst
June 3 - 1965


14. When did the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
58 cm in diameter
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
December 21 - 1968
3


15. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Odyssey; Aquarios
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Yuri Garagin


16. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?
Oxygen tank burst
John Glenn
John F. Kennedy
Apollo 11


17. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?
Russia
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
7


18. What was the name of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
January 31 - 1958
Project Mercury
6
December 21 - 1968


19. How many more Apollo missions were there to the moon? Why or why not?
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
July 20 - 1969
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget


20. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?
John F. Kennedy
John Glenn
Apollo 10
Apollo 11


21. What was aboard the second articial satellite that was launched?
Project Mercury
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.


22. What was the difference between the second man in space program for the U.S. And the Mercury program?
Project Gemini
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
Oxygen tank burst
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program


23. Name the astronauts of Apollo I
7
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
October 4 - 1957
Friendship Capsule


24. What was the importance of the launching of the Explorer I?
January 31 - 1958
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.


25. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Apollo 8
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration


26. Name the 7 original astronauts
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
Apollo 10
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Project Mercury


27. As a group - how were the 7 original astronauts known?
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
Lengthened;
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)


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


29. What is the name of the first articial satellite that was launched?
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
Sputnik
58 cm in diameter
3


30. Why was NASA created?
Sputnik
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
John F. Kennedy
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton


31. What was the name of the command module of the Apollo mission that landed on the moon? LEM?
...
6
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
January 31 - 1958


32. 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.
June 3 - 1965
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Apollo 10


33. What does NASA stand for?
Apollo 11
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Sputnik


34. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?
58 cm in diameter
November 3 - 1957
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


35. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
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
58 cm in diameter
Apollo 10


36. When was the first space shuttle launched?
April 12 - 1981
John Glenn
Sputnik
...


37. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?
April 12 - 1981
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.


38. What was the second man in space program for the U.S.?
Apollo 10
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
Project Gemini
3


39. As a group - how were the 7 original astronauts known?
Project Mercury
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
1962
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle


40. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
Lengthened;
October 4 - 1957
ST51
National Aeronautics and Space Administration


41. hen was NASA created?
1958
July 20 - 1969
Project Gemini
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'


42. When did the first American orbit the earth?
...
Apollo 10
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
1962


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


44. Who was president when NASA was created?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
John F. Kennedy


45. How many flights were in the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
6
ST51
April 12 - 1961


46. How many flights were in the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
Apollo 10
ST51
April 12 - 1961
6


47. What was the difference between the second man in space program for the U.S. And the Mercury program?
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
National Aeronautics and Space Administration


48. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
April 12 - 1961
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
Friendship Capsule


49. What is the LEM?


50. When was the Explorer I launched?
Sputnik
January 31 - 1958
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Apollo 11