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