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