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