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