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NASA Space Program

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1. What was the second man in space program for the U.S.?
Lengthened;
Apollo 11
Project Gemini
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'

2. What tragedy struck Apollo I?
Apollo 8
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Friendship Capsule

3. How long was the flight of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Apollo 11
147 hrs - 42 secs.
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

4. What is the name of the first space shuttle launched?
1962
ST51
Apollo 8
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle

5. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
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

6. What is the number of orbits the first American to orbit the earth complete?
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
3
Apollo 10

7. As a group - how were the 7 original astronauts known?
Project Mercury
Apollo 11
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee

8. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Oxygen tank burst
Apollo 8
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
6

9. What country launched the first artificial satellite?
Apollo 10
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
Sputnik
Russia

10. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
Lengthened;
6
Friendship Capsule
December 21 - 1968

11. What country launched the first artificial satellite?
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
Yuri Garagin
Russia
April 12 - 1961

12. When did the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
December 21 - 1968
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
3
Lengthened;

13. Who was the first human to fly in space?
147 hrs - 42 secs.
Yuri Garagin
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton

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

15. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Apollo 11
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
Lengthened;

16. When did the first American orbit the earth?
July 20 - 1969
John F. Kennedy
1962
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

17. Name the astronauts of Apollo I
John F. Kennedy
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
January 31 - 1958
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders

18. What date did the first American walk in space?
November 3 - 1957
June 3 - 1965
6
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

19. What date was the first articial satellite launched?
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
1958
October 4 - 1957
John F. Kennedy

20. When was the Explorer I launched?
Project Mercury
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
January 31 - 1958
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

21. What date was the first articial satellite launched?
July 20 - 1969
Project Gemini
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
October 4 - 1957

22. What does NASA stand for?
April 12 - 1961
6
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee

23. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?
Sputnik
Apollo 11
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.

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

25. What is the name of the first space shuttle launched?
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
Project Mercury
...
ST51

26. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?
Apollo 11
November 3 - 1957
Project Mercury
October 4 - 1957

27. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
6
Apollo 8
Odyssey; Aquarios
1962

28. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
John Glenn
Odyssey; Aquarios
7

29. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
John F. Kennedy
John Glenn
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
Russia

30. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
John F. Kennedy
January 31 - 1958
Apollo 10
June 3 - 1965

31. Why was NASA created?
Project Mercury
Oxygen tank burst
Friendship Capsule
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch

32. What country was the first human to fly in space from?
John F. Kennedy
1958
Russia
Apollo 11

33. What was aboard the second articial satellite that was launched?
John F. Kennedy
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Project Mercury
November 3 - 1957

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

35. What was the name of the first man-in-space project for 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
Project Mercury
John F. Kennedy
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget

36. Who were the astronauts of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
Odyssey; Aquarios
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders

37. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?
7
July 20 - 1969
6
April 12 - 1981

38. What is the LEM?

39. When was the first space shuttle launched?
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Project Mercury
April 12 - 1981
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton

40. What was aboard the second articial satellite that was launched?
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
December 21 - 1968
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton

41. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?
Russia
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Oxygen tank burst
7

42. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?
December 21 - 1968
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
November 3 - 1957
Project Gemini

43. What was the name of the command module of the Apollo mission that landed on the moon? LEM?
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
June 3 - 1965

44. What was the name of the command module of the Apollo mission that landed on the moon? LEM?
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
6
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'

45. Who was president when NASA was created?
John F. Kennedy
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
1958
Project Mercury

46. Name the 7 original astronauts
Friendship Capsule
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
7
Yuri Garagin

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

48. What was the importance of the launching of the Explorer I?
Project Mercury
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
7

49. Why was NASA created?
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Lengthened;

50. When was the Explorer I launched?
January 31 - 1958
Apollo 11
6
June 3 - 1965