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