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NASA Space Program

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1. How long was the flight of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
147 hrs - 42 secs.
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
Project Gemini
Odyssey; Aquarios

2. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
January 31 - 1958
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Apollo 8
John Glenn

3. What were the first words from the moon?

4. What is the LEM?

5. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Apollo 10
Ed White
Apollo 11

6. What were the objectives of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?

7. Who was the first human to fly in space?
John Glenn
Yuri Garagin
John Glenn
June 3 - 1965

8. What is the name of the first space shuttle launched?
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Project Mercury
ST51
Sputnik

9. 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
Project Mercury
John Glenn
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'

10. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
Sputnik
John Glenn
January 31 - 1958

11. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
November 3 - 1957

12. When was the Explorer I launched?
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
January 31 - 1958
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.

13. Who was president when NASA was created?
John F. Kennedy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
April 12 - 1961
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.

14. What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
Russia
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.

15. What is the name of the first space shuttle launched?
ST51
7
April 12 - 1981
'Houston - the eagle has landed'

16. What does NASA stand for?
Russia
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Friendship Capsule
Project Mercury

17. 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
June 3 - 1965
Apollo 8
Apollo 10

18. Who was president when NASA was created?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
John F. Kennedy

19. As a group - how were the 7 original astronauts known?
Project Mercury
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
1958
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'

20. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?
November 3 - 1957
January 31 - 1958
Friendship Capsule
January 31 - 1958

21. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?
January 31 - 1958
Lengthened;
7
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget

22. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
7
Apollo 8
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'

23. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
John Glenn
7

24. What is the name of the first articial satellite that was launched?
Sputnik
3
Lengthened;
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton

25. When did the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
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
December 21 - 1968

26. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
Friendship Capsule
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
Apollo 11
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch

27. Who was the first human to fly in space?
Yuri Garagin
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
July 20 - 1969
3

28. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
Yuri Garagin
Lengthened;
Friendship Capsule
7

29. What date was the first articial satellite launched?
Apollo 8
ST51
October 4 - 1957
November 3 - 1957

30. What is the date the first human flew in space?
April 12 - 1961
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
3

31. What is the name of the first articial satellite that was launched?
Apollo 8
...
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
Sputnik

32. What were the goals of the second man in space program for the U.S.?

33. What date did the first American walk in space?
June 3 - 1965
147 hrs - 42 secs.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
April 12 - 1961

34. Why did the Apollo 13 command module not land on the moon?
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
Oxygen tank burst
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.

35. How many more Apollo missions were there to the moon? Why or why not?
Odyssey; Aquarios
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
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.

36. What was the name of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
Project Mercury
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
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
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders

37. Name the astronauts of Apollo I
Lengthened;
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
July 20 - 1969

38. What was the size of the first articial satellite that was launched?
58 cm in diameter
Apollo 11
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Yuri Garagin

39. What is the LEM?

40. What date did the Apollo mission land on the moon?
December 21 - 1968
John F. Kennedy
July 20 - 1969
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.

41. hen was NASA created?
1958
October 4 - 1957
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.

42. How long was the flight of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
147 hrs - 42 secs.
Russia
June 3 - 1965
'Houston - the eagle has landed'

43. When did the first American orbit the earth?
Oxygen tank burst
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
1962
Apollo 10

44. What were the first words as man stepped on the moon?

45. hen was NASA created?
1958
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.
June 3 - 1965

46. What date did the first American walk in space?
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
June 3 - 1965
...
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)

47. Who were the astronauts of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Apollo 8
June 3 - 1965
Yuri Garagin
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders

48. Name the 7 original astronauts
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
1962
Oxygen tank burst
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders

49. Why did the Apollo 13 command module not land on the moon?
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Oxygen tank burst
John Glenn
April 12 - 1961

50. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
January 31 - 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
3