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