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NASA Space Program

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1. When was the first space shuttle launched?
April 12 - 1981
January 31 - 1958
November 3 - 1957
3

2. hen was NASA created?
3
1958
Apollo 10
58 cm in diameter

3. What was happening in history to prompt President John F. Kennedy's speech of May 25 - 1961?

4. What is the date the first human flew in space?
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
April 12 - 1961
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

5. How many flights were in the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
Apollo 10
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
6

6. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
Friendship Capsule
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
December 21 - 1968

7. What tragedy struck Apollo I?
November 3 - 1957
December 21 - 1968
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.

8. What was aboard the second articial satellite that was launched?
ST51
Yuri Garagin
Russia
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika

9. Name the astronauts of Apollo I
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
Russia
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee

10. Name the 7 original astronauts
ST51
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
January 31 - 1958

11. What date did the first American walk in space?
Apollo 10
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
June 3 - 1965
Odyssey; Aquarios

12. How long was the flight of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
1962
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
147 hrs - 42 secs.

13. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Yuri Garagin
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Apollo 8

14. Who was the first human to fly in space?
Russia
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
Russia
Yuri Garagin

15. What is the number of orbits the first American to orbit the earth complete?
Project Mercury
3
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget

16. What were the first words from the moon?

17. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
Lengthened;
June 3 - 1965
December 21 - 1968
Apollo 10

18. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?
7
Project Gemini
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
'Houston - the eagle has landed'

19. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
John Glenn
Yuri Garagin
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
Apollo 8

20. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
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

21. When did the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
1958
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Apollo 8
December 21 - 1968

22. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
April 12 - 1981
Russia
John Glenn
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.

23. What date did the first American walk in space?
June 3 - 1965
3
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
Project Mercury

24. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?
6
October 4 - 1957
ST51
Apollo 11

25. hen was NASA created?
1958
Oxygen tank burst
Yuri Garagin
6

26. What country was the first human to fly in space from?
Project Mercury
Lengthened;
April 12 - 1961
Russia

27. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
Project Mercury
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Lengthened;
Oxygen tank burst

28. Who was president when NASA was created?
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
John F. Kennedy
Oxygen tank burst

29. What country was the first human to fly in space from?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Russia
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.

30. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
Lengthened;
Friendship Capsule
Project Mercury
Project Mercury

31. What country launched the first artificial satellite?
Russia
ST51
Sputnik
Yuri Garagin

32. How many more Apollo missions were there to the moon? Why or why not?
Russia
April 12 - 1981
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
1958

33. 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
7
Russia

34. Why did the Apollo 13 command module not land on the moon?
Odyssey; Aquarios
Lengthened;
Oxygen tank burst
Russia

35. 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
Sputnik
Odyssey; Aquarios
1958

36. What was the second man in space program for the U.S.?
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Project Gemini
...

37. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
John Glenn
June 3 - 1965
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle

38. What is the LEM?

39. How many flights were in the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
6
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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

40. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Apollo 11
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
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle

41. What was the name of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
April 12 - 1961
Project Mercury
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.

42. 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
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
Project Gemini

43. How many more Apollo missions were there to the moon? Why or why not?
Lengthened;
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
1962
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget

44. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
Apollo 10
Apollo 11
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.

45. What was happening in history to prompt President John F. Kennedy's speech of May 25 - 1961?

46. What was the name of the command module of the Apollo mission that landed on the moon? LEM?
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
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.
June 3 - 1965

47. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?
November 3 - 1957
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
October 4 - 1957

48. Why was NASA created?
John F. Kennedy
July 20 - 1969
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Project Mercury

49. When did the first American orbit the earth?
7
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
1962
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

50. What was the difference between the second man in space program for the U.S. And the Mercury program?
Friendship Capsule
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
January 31 - 1958
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch