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