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