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NASA Space Program
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When did the first American orbit the earth?
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
1962
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
April 12 - 1981
2. What were the first words from the moon?
3. 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.
April 12 - 1981
Odyssey; Aquarios
John Glenn
4. How long was the flight of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
1958
Yuri Garagin
147 hrs - 42 secs.
Apollo 8
5. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?
July 20 - 1969
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Apollo 11
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
6. As a group - how were the 7 original astronauts known?
Apollo 11
Project Mercury
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
December 21 - 1968
7. What country was the first human to fly in space from?
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
Russia
July 20 - 1969
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
8. What was the size of the first articial satellite that was launched?
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
1962
58 cm in diameter
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
9. What date did the first American walk in space?
3
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
...
June 3 - 1965
10. What country was the first human to fly in space from?
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
December 21 - 1968
ST51
Russia
11. What date did the Apollo mission land on the moon?
July 20 - 1969
John F. Kennedy
Odyssey; Aquarios
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
12. Who was the first American to walk in space?
3
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
Ed White
July 20 - 1969
13. hen was NASA created?
December 21 - 1968
Project Mercury
1958
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
14. When was the first space shuttle launched?
April 12 - 1961
ST51
John Glenn
April 12 - 1981
15. What were the goals of the second man in space program for the U.S.?
16. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
Lengthened;
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
Russia
17. How long was the flight of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
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
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
147 hrs - 42 secs.
18. What is the name of the first articial satellite that was launched?
Project Mercury
Sputnik
Project Gemini
Apollo 8
19. What is the name of the first articial satellite that was 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
58 cm in diameter
John F. Kennedy
Sputnik
20. Who was the first American to walk in space?
Oxygen tank burst
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
Ed White
Friendship Capsule
21. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
Apollo 8
6
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
Apollo 10
22. What was the importance of the launching of the Explorer I?
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
Apollo 11
June 3 - 1965
23. What was aboard the second articial satellite that was launched?
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
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
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
24. What was the size of the first articial satellite that was launched?
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
Friendship Capsule
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
58 cm in diameter
25. What is the LEM?
26. What date was the first articial satellite launched?
January 31 - 1958
October 4 - 1957
58 cm in diameter
Project Mercury
27. hen was NASA created?
1962
3
1958
58 cm in diameter
28. What is the name of the first space shuttle launched?
ST51
Russia
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
Apollo 11
29. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
Project Mercury
Apollo 11
John Glenn
January 31 - 1958
30. When was the Explorer I launched?
April 12 - 1961
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.
January 31 - 1958
31. What was the name of the Apollo 13 command module? LEM?
Odyssey; Aquarios
ST51
Apollo 8
1958
32. As a group - how were the 7 original astronauts known?
6
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Project Mercury
33. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
Apollo 10
Friendship Capsule
1962
Lengthened;
34. What country launched the first artificial satellite?
Russia
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
July 20 - 1969
1962
35. When was the first space shuttle launched?
ST51
April 12 - 1981
Project Gemini
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
36. What was aboard the second articial satellite that was launched?
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Friendship Capsule
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
Project Gemini
37. What were the objectives of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
38. Who was president when NASA was created?
John F. Kennedy
Apollo 8
Oxygen tank burst
ST51
39. What was happening in history to prompt President John F. Kennedy's speech of May 25 - 1961?
40. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
John Glenn
Project Mercury
Apollo 10
Sputnik
41. What does NASA stand for?
Apollo 8
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
7
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
42. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Russia
January 31 - 1958
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Apollo 8
43. Who were the astronauts of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
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
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
44. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
November 3 - 1957
45. What were the objectives of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
46. What was the second man in space program for the U.S.?
Apollo 8
Project Gemini
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
47. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Apollo 11
147 hrs - 42 secs.
Friendship Capsule
48. Name the astronauts of Apollo I
1962
Russia
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
January 31 - 1958
49. What date did the Apollo mission land on the moon?
July 20 - 1969
John Glenn
Sputnik
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
50. What tragedy struck Apollo I?
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
December 21 - 1968
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
Apollo 11