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