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NASA Space Program
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. As a group - how were the 7 original astronauts known?
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
November 3 - 1957
Project Mercury
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
2. Why was NASA created?
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
December 21 - 1968
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
3. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
January 31 - 1958
January 31 - 1958
John Glenn
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
4. What was the name of the command module of the Apollo mission that landed on the moon? LEM?
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
Russia
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
5. What was the importance of the launching of the Explorer I?
Project Gemini
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Russia
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
6. Name the 7 original 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
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
7. What was happening in history to prompt President John F. Kennedy's speech of May 25 - 1961?
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8. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
April 12 - 1961
April 12 - 1981
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
Friendship Capsule
9. Who was the first American to walk in space?
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
John F. Kennedy
Ed White
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
10. What were the goals of the second man in space program for the U.S.?
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11. As a group - how were the 7 original astronauts known?
1958
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
November 3 - 1957
Project Mercury
12. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?
Odyssey; Aquarios
October 4 - 1957
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
13. Who was the first human to fly in space?
Yuri Garagin
Project Mercury
November 3 - 1957
1962
14. Who was president when NASA was created?
Apollo 10
December 21 - 1968
John F. Kennedy
Odyssey; Aquarios
15. What is the number of orbits the first American to orbit the earth complete?
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Apollo 8
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
3
16. What was the name of the Apollo 13 command module? LEM?
John F. Kennedy
Odyssey; Aquarios
Project Mercury
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
17. What were the objectives of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
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18. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
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Apollo 10
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
Yuri Garagin
19. What country launched the first artificial satellite?
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
October 4 - 1957
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
Russia
20. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
...
21. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?
November 3 - 1957
1962
January 31 - 1958
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
22. What is the LEM?
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23. What is the LEM?
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24. What was aboard the second articial satellite that was launched?
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Russia
25. What was the name of the Apollo 13 command module? LEM?
Odyssey; Aquarios
58 cm in diameter
147 hrs - 42 secs.
July 20 - 1969
26. When was the first space shuttle launched?
1962
April 12 - 1981
Friendship Capsule
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
27. What were the first words as man stepped on the moon?
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28. What date did the Apollo mission land on the moon?
147 hrs - 42 secs.
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
July 20 - 1969
29. What was the size of the first articial satellite that was launched?
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
ST51
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
58 cm in diameter
30. What date did the first American walk in space?
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
Odyssey; Aquarios
June 3 - 1965
Sputnik
31. What date was the first articial satellite launched?
Yuri Garagin
October 4 - 1957
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
32. 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
Lengthened;
January 31 - 1958
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
33. Name the astronauts of Apollo I
Apollo 10
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
1958
34. What were the first words as man stepped on the moon?
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35. What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
December 21 - 1968
36. What date did the first American walk in space?
Apollo 10
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
ST51
June 3 - 1965
37. What were the first words from the moon?
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38. How long was the flight of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Yuri Garagin
147 hrs - 42 secs.
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
39. Why was NASA created?
April 12 - 1961
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
1958
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
40. What is the number of orbits the first American to orbit the earth complete?
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Apollo 8
3
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
41. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
Lengthened;
John Glenn
January 31 - 1958
147 hrs - 42 secs.
42. What tragedy struck Apollo I?
Ed White
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
Lengthened;
43. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
Friendship Capsule
Sputnik
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
ST51
44. What date was the first articial satellite launched?
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
October 4 - 1957
April 12 - 1981
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
45. What date did the Apollo mission land on the moon?
Project Mercury
July 20 - 1969
Apollo 10
December 21 - 1968
46. When did the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
October 4 - 1957
December 21 - 1968
Project Gemini
47. What were President John F. Kennedy's words on May 25 - 1961?
...
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
48. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
Apollo 10
Lengthened;
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
November 3 - 1957
49. How many flights were in the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
1958
58 cm in diameter
6
58 cm in diameter
50. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
July 20 - 1969
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
1958
Apollo 10