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NASA Space Program
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. hen was NASA created?
1958
147 hrs - 42 secs.
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
Project Mercury
2. How long was the flight of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
October 4 - 1957
January 31 - 1958
147 hrs - 42 secs.
1958
3. What were the objectives of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?
4. What tragedy struck Apollo I?
Yuri Garagin
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
ST51
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
5. What country launched the first artificial satellite?
Russia
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
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
6. 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
July 20 - 1969
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
December 21 - 1968
7. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Friendship Capsule
John Glenn
Russia
8. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Project Mercury
Apollo 10
3
9. What was the size of the first articial satellite that was launched?
James Lovell - Jr - Frank Bormann - William A. Anders
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
58 cm in diameter
1962
10. When did the first American orbit the earth?
Apollo 11
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
1962
11. What is the LEM?
12. As a group - how were the 7 original astronauts known?
1962
Project Mercury
58 cm in diameter
1962
13. What were the first words from the moon?
14. What country was the first human to fly in space from?
December 21 - 1968
Russia
Oxygen tank burst
Yuri Garagin
15. When was the first space shuttle launched?
April 12 - 1981
'Houston - the eagle has landed'
October 4 - 1957
Russia
16. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Apollo 11
Apollo 10
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
17. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
John Glenn
April 12 - 1981
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
Apollo 8
18. Name the astronauts of Apollo I
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
Virgil Ivan Grissom - Edward Higgins White - II - and Roger Bruce Chaffee
John F. Kennedy
19. What was the objective of the Apollo 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
147 hrs - 42 secs.
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
20. As a group - how were the 7 original astronauts known?
John F. Kennedy
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
December 21 - 1968
Project Mercury
21. What was the second man in space program for the U.S.?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Project Mercury
Apollo 10
Project Gemini
22. What is the date the first human flew in space?
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
Designed to land humans on the moon - then bring them safely back to earth.
July 20 - 1969
April 12 - 1961
23. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
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
January 31 - 1958
Apollo 8
24. What were the first words as man stepped on the moon?
25. Who was the first American to walk in space?
Ed White
Apollo 11
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
Project Gemini
26. What were the goals of the second man in space program for the U.S.?
27. What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Apollo 11
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
28. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?
Lengthened;
Friendship Capsule
December 21 - 1968
Project Mercury
29. When did the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
July 20 - 1969
April 12 - 1961
June 3 - 1965
December 21 - 1968
30. What country was the first human to fly in space from?
Russia
April 12 - 1961
Apollo 8
Project Gemini
31. What were the first words as man stepped on the moon?
32. What date did the Apollo mission land on the moon?
Heavy payload and a dog named Laika
Project Gemini
July 20 - 1969
John Glenn
33. What is the date the first human flew in space?
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.
58 cm in diameter
April 12 - 1961
34. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?
Apollo 10
147 hrs - 42 secs.
Sputnik
...
35. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?
Apollo 8
Command module=Columbia; LEM=Eagle
...
7
36. hen was NASA created?
1958
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
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 - 1981
37. What is the name of the first space shuttle launched?
ST51
Project Mercury
John Glenn
58 cm in diameter
38. What date did the Apollo mission land on the moon?
ST51
John F. Kennedy
July 20 - 1969
Russia
39. What country launched the first artificial satellite?
The landing was different than the landings of the Mercury Program
Russia
Yuri Garagin
1962
40. When was the Explorer I launched?
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
Friendship Capsule
January 31 - 1958
Apollo 11
41. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
Friendship Capsule
December 21 - 1968
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
Neil Armstrong - Michael Collins - Edwin Aldrin - Jr.
42. What were President John F. Kennedy's words on May 25 - 1961?
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
...
Sputnik
In response to the Russian Sputnik launch
43. What is the LEM?
44. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?
ST51
'One small step for man - one giant leap for mankind'
Friendship Capsule
147 hrs - 42 secs.
45. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?
Scott Carpenter - Gordon Cooper - John Glenn - Gus Grisson - Wally Schirra - Alan Shepard - Deke Slayton
Apollo 8
April 12 - 1981
There was a launch pad accident - where 3 astronauts were lost.
46. How long was the flight of 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.
147 hrs - 42 secs.
The Luna's Excursion Module (landing gear)
3
47. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?
147 hrs - 42 secs.
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
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
48. What date did the first American walk in space?
Apollo 10
1958
11 - 12 - 14 - 15 - 16 - and 17. Stopped due to low budget
June 3 - 1965
49. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
Sputnik
Project Mercury
John Glenn
Apollo 10
50. When was the first space shuttle launched?
Sputnik
April 12 - 1981
It carried a small scientific payload that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the earth.
Friendship Capsule