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