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