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