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