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NASA Space Program

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1. What was the importance of the launching of the Explorer I?
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
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.

2. Name the 7 original astronauts
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
Lengthened;
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program

3. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
Apollo 11
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
April 12 - 1961
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika

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

5. What is the date the first human flew in space?
April 12 - 1961
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
January 31 - 1958
July 20 - 1969

6. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
...
Apollo 10
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.

7. What was aboard the second articial satellite that was launched?
April 12 - 1981
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
7
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika

8. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?
John Glenn
November 3 - 1957
July 20 - 1969
1958

9. What was the difference between the second man in space program for the U.S. And the Mercury program?
April 12 - 1981
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Oxygen tank burst

10. When was the Explorer I launched?
January 31 - 1958
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
147 hrs - 42 secs.

11. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
147 hrs - 42 secs.
January 31 - 1958
Lengthened;
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.

12. When was the first space shuttle launched?
John F. Kennedy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
April 12 - 1981
Project Mercury

13. How many more Apollo missions were there to the moon? Why or why not?
Apollo 11
6
ST51
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget

14. Name the 7 original astronauts
3
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
58 cm in diameter
147 hrs - 42 secs.

15. Who was the first American to walk in space?
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Ed White
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
April 12 - 1961

16. What was the name of the command module of the Apollo mission that landed on the moon? LEM?
December 21 - 1968
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1962
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle

17. How many flights were in the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
6
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
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

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

19. What were the first words from the moon?

20. Name the astronauts of Apollo I
Apollo 11
John F. Kennedy
147 hrs - 42 secs.
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee

21. 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.
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
October 4 - 1957

22. Why was NASA created?
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
...
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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

24. What is the LEM?

25. What was the name of the command module of the Apollo mission that landed on the moon? LEM?
Project Mercury
December 21 - 1968
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle

26. What were the goals of the second man in space program for the U.S.?

27. What is the number of orbits the first American to orbit the earth complete?
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
3
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
'Houston - the eagle has landed'

28. What country launched the first artificial satellite?
July 20 - 1969
...
Russia
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.

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

30. hen was NASA created?
January 31 - 1958
Project Gemini
1958
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch

31. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
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
Oxygen tank burst
Apollo 8

32. Why did the Apollo 13 command module not land on the moon?
January 31 - 1958
April 12 - 1981
Oxygen tank burst
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)

33. What date was the first articial satellite launched?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Odyssey; Aquarios
June 3 - 1965
October 4 - 1957

34. What was the second man in space program for the U.S.?
Project Gemini
Sputnik
ST51
Project Mercury

35. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
7
Lengthened;

36. What is the name of the first articial satellite that was launched?
3
Friendship Capsule
Ed White
Sputnik

37. Why was NASA created?
April 12 - 1961
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
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
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'

38. When did the first American orbit the earth?
1962
...
Russia
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.

39. What was the size of the first articial satellite that was launched?
Friendship Capsule
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
April 12 - 1981
58 cm in diameter

40. How long was the flight of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
147 hrs - 42 secs.
Russia
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.

41. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
3
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.

42. What country was the first human to fly in space from?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Russia
Apollo 8
Project Mercury

43. What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ed White
January 31 - 1958
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.

44. What is the date the first human flew in space?
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
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
Odyssey; Aquarios
April 12 - 1961

45. What is the name of the first space shuttle launched?
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Sputnik
ST51
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders

46. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
ST51
1962
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
Friendship Capsule

47. What was the name of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Project Mercury
147 hrs - 42 secs.
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.

48. 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
Project Gemini
January 31 - 1958
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'

49. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?
April 12 - 1961
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
Apollo 11
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

50. What was the size of the first articial satellite that was launched?
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
58 cm in diameter
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
ST51