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