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NASA Space Program
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What tragedy struck Apollo I?
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
Sputnik
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
2. What was aboard the second articial satellite that was launched?
Project Mercury
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
June 3 - 1965
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
3. What does NASA stand for?
Yuri Garagin
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
Project Mercury
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
4. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?
Apollo 10
John F. Kennedy
November 3 - 1957
January 31 - 1958
5. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?
Oxygen tank burst
November 3 - 1957
October 4 - 1957
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
6. What was the size of the first articial satellite that was launched?
July 20 - 1969
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
January 31 - 1958
58 cm in diameter
7. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
Apollo 10
Oxygen tank burst
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
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. When was the Explorer I launched?
July 20 - 1969
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
58 cm in diameter
January 31 - 1958
9. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
Project Mercury
Russia
Apollo 10
Russia
10. Why was NASA created?
Apollo 11
1958
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
11. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
Russia
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Lengthened;
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
12. Who was the first human to fly in space?
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.
Apollo 8
Yuri Garagin
13. What was happening in history to prompt President John F. Kennedy's speech of May 25 - 1961?
14. What is the number of orbits the first American to orbit the earth complete?
3
December 21 - 1968
October 4 - 1957
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
15. How many more Apollo missions were there to the moon? Why or why not?
Apollo 10
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
Odyssey; Aquarios
Sputnik
16. What was the difference between the second man in space program for the U.S. And the Mercury program?
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Odyssey; Aquarios
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Friendship Capsule
17. What was the name of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
Project Mercury
John Glenn
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
3
18. What was the name of the command module of the Apollo mission that landed on the moon? LEM?
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
58 cm in diameter
April 12 - 1961
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
19. What country was the first human to fly in space from?
Russia
1962
58 cm in diameter
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
20. How long was the flight of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Project Gemini
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
147 hrs - 42 secs.
Apollo 10
21. How many flights were in the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
6
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
22. When did the first American orbit the earth?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
July 20 - 1969
1962
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
23. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Project Gemini
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
Apollo 8
24. What was the second man in space program for the U.S.?
Project Gemini
58 cm in diameter
Project Mercury
December 21 - 1968
25. Name the astronauts of Apollo I
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
Yuri Garagin
7
November 3 - 1957
26. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
John Glenn
Russia
7
Project Gemini
27. How many flights were in the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
Russia
ST51
6
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
28. What is the number of orbits the first American to orbit the earth complete?
7
Ed White
...
3
29. What date did the first American walk in space?
December 21 - 1968
June 3 - 1965
Oxygen tank burst
April 12 - 1981
30. How many more Apollo missions were there to the moon? Why or why not?
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
January 31 - 1958
Apollo 10
31. What was the second man in space program for the U.S.?
Apollo 10
Project Gemini
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
147 hrs - 42 secs.
32. What were President John F. Kennedy's words on May 25 - 1961?
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
...
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
33. What was the importance of the launching of the Explorer I?
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
Apollo 8
Friendship Capsule
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
34. Who were the astronauts of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Project Gemini
April 12 - 1961
35. hen was NASA created?
Friendship Capsule
January 31 - 1958
1958
6
36. What were the goals of the second man in space program for the U.S.?
37. What was the name of the Apollo 13 command module? LEM?
ST51
Apollo 10
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
38. Who was president when NASA was created?
John F. Kennedy
Sputnik
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
Yuri Garagin
39. When did the first American orbit the earth?
1962
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
Apollo 8
40. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
Lengthened;
7
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
41. What were the first words as man stepped on the moon?
42. Who was the first American to walk in space?
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Ed White
43. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
Lengthened;
Apollo 8
Project Mercury
John F. Kennedy
44. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?
Apollo 10
ST51
Odyssey; Aquarios
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
45. What were President John F. Kennedy's words on May 25 - 1961?
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
Russia
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
...
46. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
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
47. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
48. What is the date the first human flew in space?
Odyssey; Aquarios
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
April 12 - 1961
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
49. Who were the astronauts of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
April 12 - 1961
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Project Gemini
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
50. What is the name of the first space shuttle launched?
ST51
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
National Aeronautics and Space Administration