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