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NASA Space Program
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What were President John F. Kennedy's words on May 25 - 1961?
...
Lengthened;
Apollo 8
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
2. Name the astronauts of Apollo I
Oxygen tank burst
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
Yuri Garagin
October 4 - 1957
3. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
April 12 - 1981
Oxygen tank burst
...
Lengthened;
4. What was the name of the Apollo 13 command module? LEM?
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Russia
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
Odyssey; Aquarios
5. Who were the astronauts of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
John F. Kennedy
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Apollo 11
6. What was happening in history to prompt President John F. Kennedy's speech of May 25 - 1961?
7. What was the importance of the launching of the Explorer I?
Odyssey; Aquarios
Project Gemini
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
8. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?
Odyssey; Aquarios
Apollo 10
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
Russia
9. What was the name of the Apollo 13 command module? LEM?
Odyssey; Aquarios
Russia
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
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
10. What is the number of orbits the first American to orbit the earth complete?
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
3
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
11. Who was the first human to fly in space?
147 hrs - 42 secs.
Yuri Garagin
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
Russia
12. What date was the first articial satellite launched?
April 12 - 1961
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
October 4 - 1957
Yuri Garagin
13. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
January 31 - 1958
November 3 - 1957
Friendship Capsule
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
14. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
147 hrs - 42 secs.
Apollo 10
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
6
15. What tragedy struck Apollo I?
April 12 - 1961
Friendship Capsule
Apollo 10
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
16. What were the goals of the second man in space program for the U.S.?
17. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?
Lengthened;
July 20 - 1969
November 3 - 1957
October 4 - 1957
18. What is the number of orbits the first American to orbit the earth complete?
3
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Apollo 10
1962
19. What is the name of the first space shuttle launched?
January 31 - 1958
Project Gemini
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
ST51
20. When did the first American orbit the earth?
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
1962
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.
21. What country launched the first artificial satellite?
Apollo 8
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
Project Gemini
Russia
22. What were the goals of the second man in space program for the U.S.?
23. When was the first space shuttle launched?
Apollo 11
1958
Russia
April 12 - 1981
24. Name the 7 original astronauts
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
January 31 - 1958
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
Apollo 8
25. What was the difference between the second man in space program for the U.S. And the Mercury program?
John Glenn
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
7
26. What was the second man in space program for the U.S.?
November 3 - 1957
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Project Gemini
27. Who was president when NASA was created?
Apollo 11
John F. Kennedy
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Russia
28. What was the name of the command module of the Apollo mission that landed on the moon? LEM?
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
June 3 - 1965
April 12 - 1961
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
29. What is the date the first human flew in space?
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Project Mercury
April 12 - 1961
30. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?
Ed White
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
November 3 - 1957
7
31. How many flights were in the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
6
58 cm in diameter
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
32. Name the 7 original astronauts
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
Apollo 8
Project Mercury
147 hrs - 42 secs.
33. Why was NASA created?
John Glenn
Apollo 8
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
April 12 - 1961
34. As a group - how were the 7 original astronauts known?
April 12 - 1981
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
Project Mercury
58 cm in diameter
35. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
April 12 - 1961
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
December 21 - 1968
36. What does NASA stand for?
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
June 3 - 1965
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
November 3 - 1957
37. What country launched the first artificial satellite?
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
1962
John Glenn
Russia
38. When did 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
January 31 - 1958
December 21 - 1968
Yuri Garagin
39. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Russia
Apollo 8
December 21 - 1968
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 happening in history to prompt President John F. Kennedy's speech of May 25 - 1961?
41. What was the difference between the second man in space program for the U.S. And the Mercury program?
Ed White
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
Apollo 10
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
42. What were the objectives of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
43. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
January 31 - 1958
April 12 - 1961
October 4 - 1957
Apollo 8
44. What date did the Apollo mission land on the moon?
Project Gemini
July 20 - 1969
7
Project Mercury
45. Why was NASA created?
Project Gemini
6
Russia
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
46. What was the name of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
December 21 - 1968
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
Project Mercury
Apollo 11
47. How long was the flight of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
December 21 - 1968
147 hrs - 42 secs.
Yuri Garagin
48. 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
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Sputnik
1958
49. What is the date the first human flew in space?
3
John F. Kennedy
April 12 - 1961
John F. Kennedy
50. What were the first words from the moon?