NASA Space Program

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1. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
Friendship Capsule
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
58 cm in diameter
...


2. What date was the first articial satellite launched?
October 4 - 1957
Project Gemini
Apollo 10
Apollo 8


3. What date did the first American walk in space?
June 3 - 1965
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
Yuri Garagin


4. What does NASA stand for?
1962
April 12 - 1961
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle


5. When did the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
October 4 - 1957
December 21 - 1968
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
ST51


6. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
1958
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program


7. How many flights were in the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
...
Project Mercury
7
6


8. What was the name of the Apollo 13 command module? LEM?
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.
147 hrs - 42 secs.
Odyssey; Aquarios


9. 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
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
June 3 - 1965
John F. Kennedy


10. What were President John F. Kennedy's words on May 25 - 1961?
...
Project Mercury
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
December 21 - 1968


11. Name the 7 original astronauts
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
December 21 - 1968
National Aeronautics and Space Administration


12. Why did the Apollo 13 command module not land on the moon?
Oxygen tank burst
147 hrs - 42 secs.
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
Project Mercury


13. When was the first space shuttle launched?
April 12 - 1981
Oxygen tank burst
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
April 12 - 1961


14. When was the first space shuttle launched?
Ed White
3
April 12 - 1981
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.


15. How long was the flight of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Apollo 8
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
147 hrs - 42 secs.


16. hen was NASA created?
1958
Ed White
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ed White


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

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18. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?
7
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
June 3 - 1965
Oxygen tank burst


19. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
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
April 12 - 1961
Sputnik
Lengthened;


20. Name the astronauts of Apollo I
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
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.


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

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22. Name the astronauts of Apollo I
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
'Houston - the eagle has landed'


23. Who were the astronauts of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
October 4 - 1957
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Project Mercury


24. What was the second man in space program for the U.S.?
1962
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Project Gemini
...


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

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26. Who was president when NASA was created?
Ed White
7
December 21 - 1968
John F. Kennedy


27. What was the name of the command module of the Apollo mission that landed on the moon? LEM?
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
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
Lengthened;


28. How many more Apollo missions were there to the moon? Why or why not?
147 hrs - 42 secs.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Yuri Garagin
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget


29. What is the name of the first space shuttle launched?
October 4 - 1957
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
ST51
John Glenn


30. Who was the first American to walk in space?
3
Ed White
58 cm in diameter
Project Mercury


31. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?
Russia
November 3 - 1957
Project Gemini
...


32. As a group - how were the 7 original astronauts known?
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
Project Mercury
Lengthened;
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.


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

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34. Who was the first human to fly in space?
ST51
Yuri Garagin
November 3 - 1957
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton


35. What was the name of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
January 31 - 1958
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Project Mercury
Russia


36. When did the first American orbit the earth?
1962
Project Mercury
Russia
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


37. What country launched the first artificial satellite?
Russia
147 hrs - 42 secs.
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
April 12 - 1981


38. What date did the Apollo mission land on the moon?
147 hrs - 42 secs.
April 12 - 1981
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
July 20 - 1969


39. What was the importance of the launching of the Explorer I?
April 12 - 1981
Apollo 10
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
Russia


40. What was the name of the Apollo 13 command module? LEM?
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
Odyssey; Aquarios
1962
...


41. Who was the first American to walk in space?
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
1958
Ed White
National Aeronautics and Space Administration


42. As a group - how were the 7 original astronauts known?
Odyssey; Aquarios
Project Mercury
Oxygen tank burst
Russia


43. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?
Lengthened;
November 3 - 1957
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program


44. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?
Oxygen tank burst
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
Project Mercury
Apollo 11


45. What was the size of the first articial satellite that was launched?
Friendship Capsule
Russia
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
58 cm in diameter


46. What tragedy struck Apollo I?
Lengthened;
November 3 - 1957
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
Friendship Capsule


47. What was the difference between the second man in space program for the U.S. And the Mercury program?
ST51
June 3 - 1965
November 3 - 1957
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program


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

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49. Why did the Apollo 13 command module not land on the moon?
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
Oxygen tank burst
Odyssey; Aquarios
June 3 - 1965


50. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?
...
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
Apollo 11