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