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