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NASA Space Program

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1. When did the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
December 21 - 1968
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
1962
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.

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

3. What country launched the first artificial satellite?
January 31 - 1958
Russia
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.

4. What was the name of the Apollo 13 command module? LEM?
Odyssey; Aquarios
John Glenn
October 4 - 1957
December 21 - 1968

5. What is the name of the first articial satellite that was 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
Apollo 10
April 12 - 1961
Sputnik

6. What date did the Apollo mission land on the moon?
November 3 - 1957
Apollo 11
July 20 - 1969
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)

7. What was the second man in space program for the U.S.?
Project Gemini
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
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

8. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
John Glenn
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
April 12 - 1981
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee

9. How many more Apollo missions were there to the moon? Why or why not?
John F. Kennedy
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
ST51
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget

10. What date was the first articial satellite launched?
October 4 - 1957
147 hrs - 42 secs.
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
November 3 - 1957

11. Why was NASA created?
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Russia
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch

12. What was the name of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
Project Mercury
7
January 31 - 1958
147 hrs - 42 secs.

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

14. What date did the first American walk in space?
June 3 - 1965
Russia
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika

15. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
Odyssey; Aquarios
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
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'

16. How long was the flight of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
147 hrs - 42 secs.
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Project Gemini

17. What tragedy struck Apollo I?
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
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.
Lengthened;

18. When was the Explorer I launched?
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
Ed White
January 31 - 1958
April 12 - 1961

19. 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
ST51
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Project Gemini

20. What date did the Apollo mission land on the moon?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
July 20 - 1969
June 3 - 1965
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.

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

22. What is the LEM?

23. When was the first space shuttle launched?
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
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
December 21 - 1968

24. What is the name of the first space shuttle launched?
...
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
ST51
Russia

25. Who were the astronauts of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
John F. Kennedy
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.

26. As a group - how were the 7 original astronauts known?
Project Mercury
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
1958
Project Gemini

27. How long was the flight of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
November 3 - 1957
Project Mercury
147 hrs - 42 secs.
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

28. What date was the first articial satellite launched?
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
Lengthened;
Russia
October 4 - 1957

29. What was the importance of the launching of the Explorer I?
Sputnik
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
Project Mercury

30. What is the number of orbits the first American to orbit the earth complete?
John F. Kennedy
147 hrs - 42 secs.
3
1958

31. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Oxygen tank burst
Friendship Capsule

32. Who was the first human to fly in space?
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
Oxygen tank burst
Yuri Garagin
1958

33. What was aboard the second articial satellite that was launched?
1962
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
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders

34. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?
147 hrs - 42 secs.
Russia
7
Apollo 11

35. What country was the first human to fly in space from?
Russia
Oxygen tank burst
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Apollo 8

36. Name the astronauts of Apollo I
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Project Gemini

37. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
7
June 3 - 1965
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)

38. What is the name of the first articial satellite that was launched?
Russia
Project Mercury
Sputnik
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders

39. What were the first words from the moon?

40. When did the first American orbit the earth?
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Oxygen tank burst
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
1962

41. What was the size of the first articial satellite that was launched?
58 cm in diameter
ST51
Russia
Yuri Garagin

42. Who was the first American to walk in space?
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Ed White
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
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.

43. What were President John F. Kennedy's words on May 25 - 1961?
...
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
Oxygen tank burst
7

44. How many flights were in the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
Ed White
Apollo 11
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
6

45. What was the name of the Apollo 13 command module? LEM?
Russia
Odyssey; Aquarios
1962
Apollo 8

46. What was aboard the second articial satellite that was launched?
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
Russia
Oxygen tank burst

47. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?
147 hrs - 42 secs.
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
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
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.

48. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
Apollo 10
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Russia
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'

49. Why was NASA created?
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Russia
November 3 - 1957

50. When was the first space shuttle launched?
April 12 - 1981
...
Project Gemini
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch