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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?
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
Friendship Capsule
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
January 31 - 1958

2. What is the date the first human flew in space?
April 12 - 1961
Friendship Capsule
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.

3. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
January 31 - 1958
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
Project Mercury

4. What country was the first human to fly in space from?
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
Russia
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch

5. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?
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
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
7
October 4 - 1957

6. What date did the first American walk in space?
Russia
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
June 3 - 1965
1958

7. Who was president when NASA was created?
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Project Mercury
John F. Kennedy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

8. Who was the first human to fly in space?
Ed White
6
Yuri Garagin
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

9. What date did the first American walk in space?
1958
April 12 - 1981
June 3 - 1965
ST51

10. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?
Apollo 11
November 3 - 1957
John Glenn
April 12 - 1981

11. When did the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
December 21 - 1968
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.
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

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

13. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
Apollo 8
ST51
John Glenn

14. How many flights were in the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
ST51
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
6
Russia

15. What tragedy struck Apollo I?
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
7
June 3 - 1965
147 hrs - 42 secs.

16. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
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
Apollo 8

17. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
Oxygen tank burst
Apollo 10
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders

18. What was the name of the command module of the Apollo mission that landed on the moon? LEM?
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
7
Friendship Capsule
January 31 - 1958

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

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

21. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?
Project Mercury
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
1958
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.

22. What was the size of the first articial satellite that was launched?
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
Oxygen tank burst
Apollo 8
58 cm in diameter

23. When did the first American orbit the earth?
1962
John F. Kennedy
January 31 - 1958
147 hrs - 42 secs.

24. When was the Explorer I launched?
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
January 31 - 1958

25. How many more Apollo missions were there to the moon? Why or why not?
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Odyssey; Aquarios
Yuri Garagin
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget

26. What was the difference between the second man in space program for the U.S. And the Mercury program?
Russia
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
Oxygen tank burst

27. What does NASA stand for?
147 hrs - 42 secs.
April 12 - 1961
John Glenn
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

28. What is the number of orbits the first American to orbit the earth complete?
3
7
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika

29. What was the name of the Apollo 13 command module? LEM?
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
Oxygen tank burst
147 hrs - 42 secs.
Odyssey; Aquarios

30. What date did the Apollo mission land on the moon?
3
July 20 - 1969
6
Project Mercury

31. Who were the astronauts of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Russia
April 12 - 1961
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
6

32. Who was the first American to walk in space?
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Russia
Apollo 11
Ed White

33. Why was NASA created?
7
Sputnik
January 31 - 1958
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch

34. What were the first words from the moon?

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

36. hen was NASA created?
147 hrs - 42 secs.
1958
Project Mercury
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)

37. What was aboard the second articial satellite that was launched?
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Project Mercury
Apollo 10

38. When was the first space shuttle launched?
3
April 12 - 1981
1958
Ed White

39. Why did the Apollo 13 command module not land on the moon?
3
Oxygen tank burst
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'

40. When did the first American orbit the earth?
1962
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders

41. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?
7
November 3 - 1957
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika

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

43. What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
October 4 - 1957
Lengthened;
June 3 - 1965

44. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
Lengthened;
John Glenn
October 4 - 1957
Russia

45. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?
Odyssey; Aquarios
Yuri Garagin
Apollo 11
June 3 - 1965

46. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?
Apollo 10
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
147 hrs - 42 secs.
147 hrs - 42 secs.

47. What were the first words from the moon?

48. What were President John F. Kennedy's words on May 25 - 1961?
Lengthened;
...
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
Project Mercury

49. What is the number of orbits the first American to orbit the earth complete?
Project Mercury
October 4 - 1957
3
November 3 - 1957

50. Name the astronauts of Apollo I
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
January 31 - 1958
Lengthened;
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch