NASA Space Program

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1. What is the LEM?

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2. What is the name of the first space shuttle launched?
ST51
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
7


3. When was the Explorer I launched?
Yuri Garagin
Friendship Capsule
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
January 31 - 1958


4. What is the date the first human flew in space?
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
147 hrs - 42 secs.
April 12 - 1961


5. Why did the Apollo 13 command module not land on the moon?
7
July 20 - 1969
Oxygen tank burst
...


6. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Apollo 8
1958
6


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

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8. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?
ST51
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
7
November 3 - 1957


9. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
...
Apollo 8
Russia
John F. Kennedy


10. What country launched the first artificial satellite?
Ed White
Russia
1958
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program


11. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
ST51
Lengthened;
1962
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.


12. What is the LEM?

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13. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
Russia
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Friendship Capsule
1958


14. Name the astronauts of Apollo I
Apollo 8
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
June 3 - 1965
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika


15. How many more Apollo missions were there to the moon? Why or why not?
July 20 - 1969
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
...


16. What is the name of the first space shuttle launched?
John F. Kennedy
Apollo 8
ST51
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program


17. Who was president when NASA was created?
John F. Kennedy
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
Oxygen tank burst
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program


18. What country was the first human to fly in space from?
Russia
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
6
147 hrs - 42 secs.


19. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
Apollo 10
147 hrs - 42 secs.
ST51


20. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
Apollo 11
Lengthened;
Odyssey; Aquarios
ST51


21. What was the difference between the second man in space program for the U.S. And the Mercury program?
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
June 3 - 1965
Odyssey; Aquarios


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

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23. 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.
6
58 cm in diameter
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.


24. Why did the Apollo 13 command module not land on the moon?
Oxygen tank burst
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
November 3 - 1957


25. What is the name of the first articial satellite that was launched?
Sputnik
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
April 12 - 1961
147 hrs - 42 secs.


26. What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Sputnik
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
Apollo 8


27. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
1962
1958
Apollo 8
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'


28. As a group - how were the 7 original astronauts known?
October 4 - 1957
Ed White
Project Mercury
Sputnik


29. How many flights were in the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
6
John F. Kennedy
Project Gemini
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.


30. What country was the first human to fly in space from?
July 20 - 1969
October 4 - 1957
Russia
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.


31. Name the astronauts of Apollo I
ST51
July 20 - 1969
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)


32. Why was NASA created?
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Odyssey; Aquarios
1958
December 21 - 1968


33. What is the number of orbits the first American to orbit the earth complete?
1958
3
Russia
Ed White


34. What date did the Apollo mission land on the moon?
April 12 - 1981
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
July 20 - 1969
1958


35. What date did the Apollo mission land on the moon?
Project Mercury
Project Gemini
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
July 20 - 1969


36. When did the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
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
7
December 21 - 1968


37. When did the first American orbit the earth?
1962
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
...
Project Gemini


38. Why was NASA created?
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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


39. What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ed White
October 4 - 1957
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.


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

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41. What tragedy struck Apollo I?
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
November 3 - 1957


42. What was the name of the command module of the Apollo mission that landed on the moon? LEM?
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika


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

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44. Who was the first human to fly in space?
147 hrs - 42 secs.
Yuri Garagin
1958
Oxygen tank burst


45. What date did the first American walk in space?
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
June 3 - 1965
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee


46. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
John Glenn
July 20 - 1969
7
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget


47. What was the size of the first articial satellite that was launched?
6
58 cm in diameter
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch


48. What is the number of orbits the first American to orbit the earth complete?
December 21 - 1968
3
John Glenn
Lengthened;


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

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50. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?
December 21 - 1968
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
November 3 - 1957
'Houston - the eagle has landed'