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