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1. Why was NASA created?
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
7
June 3 - 1965


2. What was aboard the second articial satellite that was launched?
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Apollo 10
Apollo 10
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)


3. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?
Apollo 11
April 12 - 1961
Russia
Apollo 10


4. What were the first words from the moon?

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5. What is the name of the first articial satellite that was launched?
December 21 - 1968
June 3 - 1965
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Sputnik


6. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
December 21 - 1968
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ed White


7. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
April 12 - 1981
Oxygen tank burst
Apollo 10
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.


8. What were the first words from the moon?

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9. 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
Project Gemini
1958


10. When did the first American orbit the earth?
1962
Lengthened;
Russia
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.


11. Name the astronauts of Apollo I
John F. Kennedy
Ed White
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee


12. 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.
Lengthened;
ST51
Russia


13. What was the second man in space program for the U.S.?
Project Gemini
1962
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
1958


14. Why was NASA created?
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Lengthened;
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
...


15. Who was president when NASA was created?
Russia
John F. Kennedy
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
June 3 - 1965


16. What tragedy struck Apollo I?
July 20 - 1969
ST51
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.


17. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?
Sputnik
John F. Kennedy
7
...


18. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
Friendship Capsule
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
July 20 - 1969
Apollo 8


19. What country was the first human to fly in space from?
Project Mercury
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
June 3 - 1965
Russia


20. When was the first space shuttle launched?
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
June 3 - 1965
April 12 - 1981
Ed White


21. Why did the Apollo 13 command module not land on the moon?
November 3 - 1957
Oxygen tank burst
58 cm in diameter
ST51


22. What was the second man in space program for the U.S.?
December 21 - 1968
October 4 - 1957
Project Gemini
Ed White


23. Who was the first human to fly in space?
Sputnik
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
Yuri Garagin


24. What country launched the first artificial satellite?
April 12 - 1961
Russia
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
6


25. What were the objectives of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?

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26. When was the Explorer I launched?
3
Project Mercury
Ed White
January 31 - 1958


27. 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.
John Glenn
April 12 - 1961
147 hrs - 42 secs.


28. What date was the first articial satellite launched?
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
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
October 4 - 1957


29. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Friendship Capsule
Apollo 11
November 3 - 1957


30. 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
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
July 20 - 1969
Russia


31. What was the size of the first articial satellite that was launched?
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
58 cm in diameter
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Ed White


32. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
Friendship Capsule
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
1962


33. Name the astronauts of Apollo I
1958
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
Project Mercury
1962


34. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?
7
November 3 - 1957
...
1958


35. What date did the Apollo mission land on the moon?
July 20 - 1969
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
ST51
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.


36. When was the Explorer I launched?
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
1958
January 31 - 1958
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders


37. How many more Apollo missions were there to the moon? Why or why not?
December 21 - 1968
April 12 - 1981
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
October 4 - 1957


38. Who was president when NASA was created?
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
58 cm in diameter
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
John F. Kennedy


39. What was the importance of the launching of the Explorer I?
To orbit a manned spacecraft around earth; to investigate man's ability to function in space; to recover both man and spacecraft safely.
Sputnik
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
October 4 - 1957


40. When was the first space shuttle launched?
October 4 - 1957
April 12 - 1981
147 hrs - 42 secs.
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'


41. What was the name of the Apollo 13 command module? LEM?
Project Mercury
December 21 - 1968
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Odyssey; Aquarios


42. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Lengthened;
John F. Kennedy
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.


43. What is the date the first human flew in space?
Ed White
Russia
6
April 12 - 1961


44. What country launched the first artificial satellite?
June 3 - 1965
6
Russia
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'


45. What was aboard the second articial satellite that was launched?
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
Friendship Capsule
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika


46. What were the first words as man stepped on the moon?

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47. What were the goals of the second man in space program for the U.S.?

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48. What is the date the first human flew in space?
Sputnik
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
April 12 - 1961
January 31 - 1958


49. What was the name of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
Apollo 10
Project Mercury
Lengthened;
Russia


50. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
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
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Russia
1958