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