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NASA Space Program

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

2. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
1958
December 21 - 1968
ST51
Apollo 8

3. What is the date the first human flew in space?
Apollo 8
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
Project Mercury
April 12 - 1961

4. What was the name of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
January 31 - 1958
6
Project Mercury
Lengthened;

5. What is the name of the first space shuttle launched?
ST51
July 20 - 1969
3
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders

6. Who was the first human to fly in space?
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
April 12 - 1981
Yuri Garagin

7. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
January 31 - 1958
Apollo 10
Lengthened;
Friendship Capsule

8. What was the name of the Apollo 13 command module? LEM?
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Odyssey; Aquarios
1958

9. Why was NASA created?
Ed White
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
June 3 - 1965
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch

10. hen was NASA created?
ST51
Apollo 11
Yuri Garagin
1958

11. What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ed White
July 20 - 1969
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch

12. What does NASA stand for?
Russia
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
Project Mercury
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

13. Why was NASA created?
Lengthened;
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
3
July 20 - 1969

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

15. Who was president when NASA was created?
3
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Russia
John F. Kennedy

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

17. What was aboard the second articial satellite that was launched?
1962
147 hrs - 42 secs.
Sputnik
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika

18. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?
Friendship Capsule
November 3 - 1957
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle

19. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?
October 4 - 1957
6
ST51
7

20. What is the number of orbits the first American to orbit the earth complete?
3
December 21 - 1968
December 21 - 1968
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

21. What were the first words from the moon?

22. How long was the flight of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
147 hrs - 42 secs.
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders

23. What is the date the first human flew in space?
ST51
Apollo 10
Apollo 11
April 12 - 1961

24. How many more Apollo missions were there to the moon? Why or why not?
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
July 20 - 1969
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
...

25. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
7
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Project Gemini

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

27. What was the second man in space program for the U.S.?
Project Gemini
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Odyssey; Aquarios
3

28. As a group - how were the 7 original astronauts known?
Apollo 10
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Friendship Capsule
Project Mercury

29. When was the Explorer I launched?
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
January 31 - 1958
Friendship Capsule

30. When was the Explorer I launched?
Russia
Friendship Capsule
Apollo 8
January 31 - 1958

31. When was the first space shuttle launched?
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
April 12 - 1981
Friendship Capsule
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

32. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.

33. What is the name of the first articial satellite that was launched?
Apollo 10
Sputnik
July 20 - 1969
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'

34. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?
Apollo 11
Russia
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'

35. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?
Odyssey; Aquarios
Apollo 11
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

36. What date was the first articial satellite launched?
January 31 - 1958
December 21 - 1968
October 4 - 1957
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.

37. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
Yuri Garagin
Lengthened;
December 21 - 1968
October 4 - 1957

38. How many flights were in the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
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
...
Friendship Capsule
6

39. Who was the first American to walk in space?
June 3 - 1965
Yuri Garagin
Ed White
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)

40. What was the difference between the second man in space program for the U.S. And the Mercury program?
Odyssey; Aquarios
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 landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika

41. What was the importance of the launching of the Explorer I?
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
Apollo 10
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders

42. Name the 7 original astronauts
John Glenn
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders

43. Who was president when NASA was created?
6
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
John F. Kennedy
...

44. When did the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Russia
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
December 21 - 1968

45. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?
November 3 - 1957
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Ed White
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.

46. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
December 21 - 1968
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Apollo 10

47. What was the size of the first articial satellite that was launched?
58 cm in diameter
Project Mercury
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
Project Mercury

48. How many more Apollo missions were there to the moon? Why or why not?
147 hrs - 42 secs.
Project Gemini
6
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget

49. How many flights were in the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
ST51
6
...
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.

50. What were the first words from the moon?