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NASA Space Program

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1. Who was president when NASA was created?
7
John Glenn
1958
John F. Kennedy

2. When was the first space shuttle launched?
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
April 12 - 1981
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
7

3. What date did the first American walk in space?
April 12 - 1981
January 31 - 1958
June 3 - 1965
Apollo 11

4. Who was president when NASA was created?
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
John F. Kennedy
Ed White
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)

5. What is the name of the first articial satellite that was launched?
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Sputnik
July 20 - 1969
ST51

6. What were the first words from the moon?

7. What was aboard the second articial satellite that was launched?
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
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
Project Gemini

8. Who were the astronauts of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
...
Project Gemini
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
April 12 - 1981

9. What does NASA stand for?
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
Project Gemini
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

10. What is the number of orbits the first American to orbit the earth complete?
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
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
7
3

11. What was the name of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Project Mercury
147 hrs - 42 secs.
October 4 - 1957

12. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
Apollo 10
3
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
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

13. What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Project Mercury
April 12 - 1981
Yuri Garagin

14. When was the first space shuttle launched?
June 3 - 1965
April 12 - 1981
Ed White
Odyssey; Aquarios

15. What were the objectives of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?

16. 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;
Apollo 11
December 21 - 1968

17. What tragedy struck Apollo I?
Apollo 8
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
58 cm in diameter

18. What tragedy struck Apollo I?
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
ST51
Yuri Garagin
June 3 - 1965

19. What date did the first American walk in space?
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
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
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.

20. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
John Glenn
October 4 - 1957
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

21. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?
3
November 3 - 1957
Apollo 11
Oxygen tank burst

22. What were President John F. Kennedy's words on May 25 - 1961?
Sputnik
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
...
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika

23. What date was the first articial satellite launched?
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
October 4 - 1957
Russia
April 12 - 1961

24. Why was NASA created?
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Russia
November 3 - 1957
Oxygen tank burst

25. Name the 7 original astronauts
Russia
October 4 - 1957
November 3 - 1957
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton

26. What was happening in history to prompt President John F. Kennedy's speech of May 25 - 1961?

27. What was the name of the command module of the Apollo mission that landed on the moon? LEM?
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Ed White
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
John Glenn

28. hen was NASA created?
John Glenn
1958
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
Apollo 10

29. What is the date the first human flew in space?
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
Sputnik
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

30. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
Apollo 10
Apollo 8
Project Mercury
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

31. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
November 3 - 1957
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget

32. What was the size of the first articial satellite that was launched?
58 cm in diameter
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
Project Mercury

33. When was the Explorer I launched?
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
January 31 - 1958
Apollo 11
Apollo 10

34. How long was the flight of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
147 hrs - 42 secs.
John Glenn

35. What country launched the first artificial satellite?
Apollo 8
Project Mercury
Russia
3

36. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
January 31 - 1958
Apollo 10
John Glenn

37. What is the name of the first articial satellite that was launched?
Yuri Garagin
7
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Sputnik

38. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
Friendship Capsule
Yuri Garagin
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
Sputnik

39. How many flights were in the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
Friendship Capsule
6
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle

40. What were the objectives of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?

41. hen was NASA created?
1958
ST51
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Friendship Capsule

42. What were the first words as man stepped on the moon?

43. What date did the Apollo mission land on the moon?
58 cm in diameter
Ed White
July 20 - 1969
John Glenn

44. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
January 31 - 1958
April 12 - 1961
Apollo 10
John Glenn

45. What was the second man in space program for the U.S.?
Odyssey; Aquarios
Project Gemini
Lengthened;
April 12 - 1961

46. Who was the first human to fly in space?
October 4 - 1957
July 20 - 1969
Apollo 8
Yuri Garagin

47. What was happening in history to prompt President John F. Kennedy's speech of May 25 - 1961?

48. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Apollo 8
147 hrs - 42 secs.
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
June 3 - 1965

49. Who was the first American to walk in space?
Ed White
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Lengthened;
John F. Kennedy

50. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
John F. Kennedy
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
Apollo 10
Sputnik