Space Race Quiz The Space Race n n

Space Race Quiz

The Space Race n n n Once Hitler was defeated the more advanced German scientists went to: A. Germany B. America C. Russia !! D. Japan

Yuri Gagarin !! st 1 Who was the person to orbit the Earth?

st 1 Who was the person to go into outer space? Yuri Gagarin !!

What country took the lead in the beginning of the space race? Russia !!

Who was the German scientist that immigrated to the US and helped create the US space program? Von Braun !!

Which US president wanted to get to the moon before “the end of the decade”? Kennedy !!

Mercury !! USA Manned Space Program which was responsible for seeing if man could survive in space

Gemini. Space !! USA Manned Program which was responsible for seeing if man could work in space

Gemini. Space !! USA Manned Program which was responsible for seeing if man could rendezvous in space

Apollo Space !! USA Manned Program which was responsible for seeing if man could get to the moon

Apollo. Space !! USA Manned Program which was responsible for taking 3 astronauts per launch

Gemini. Space !! USA Manned Program which was responsible for taking 2 astronauts per launch

Mercury !! USA Manned Space Program which was responsible for taking 1 astronaut per launch

STS ( Shuttle) !! USA Manned Space Program which was responsible for taking 5 -7 astronauts per launch

ISS (Space Station) !! USA Manned Space Program which was responsible for a permanent manned presence

Project Mercury n Who was the 1 st American in Space Allan Shepard !!

Project Mercury n Who was the 2 nd American in Space Gus Grissom!!

Project Mercury n Who was the 1 st American to orbit the Earth John Glenn!!

Project Mercury n Who was the last American to enter space alone Gordon Cooper !!

Project Mercury n Who was the American that blew the latch and lost his space craft when it sunk into the Atlantic Ocean? Gus Grissom!!

Project Mercury n Which one of the Original Mercury 7 had a medical condition that grounded him ? Deke Slaton!!

Project Mercury n Who was one of the original Mercury 7 that later became a US senator from Ohio? John Glenn !!

Space Program n What does NASA stand for? A. National Association of Space Aeronatics n B. National Space Association D !! n C. Never Allow Space Animals n D. National Aeronautics and Space Administration n

Who was the first American to “walk” in space? Ed White !!

What was the name of the huge 3 stage rocket that took the Apollo Capsule to Saturn V !! the moon?

Which manned project used this type of capsule? Mercury !!

Which manned project used this type of capsule? Gemini !!

Which manned project used this type of capsule? Apollo !!

What is the specific name of this portion of the space craft? Service Module !!

What is the specific name of this portion of the space craft? Ascent -LEM!!

What is the specific name of this portion of the space craft? Decent LEM !!

What is the specific name of this portion of the space craft? Command Module !!

What is the specific name of this portion of the space craft? LEM !!

Which Apollo flight: Killed 3 astronauts in a launch pad fire? Apollo 1 !! Follow the link to watch the video

Who were the astronauts that were killed in a launch pad fire? White, Chaffee, Grissum!!

Which Apollo flight: first orbited the moon? Apollo 8 !!

Which Apollo flight: First tested the LEM in Earth Orbit? Apollo 9 !!

Which Apollo flight: Sent a LEM to within a few miles of the Lunar surface only to return to the command module without landing on the moon? Apollo 10 !!

Apollo 11 !! Which Apollo flight: First landed on the moon?

Who were the astronauts on the st Apollo flight that 1 landed on the moon? Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins!!

Which Apollo flight: Was struck by lightning shortly after take off ? Apollo 12 !!

Which Apollo flight: Had an oxygen tank explosion and had to abort w/out landing on the moon? Apollo 13 !!

Who were the astronauts on board Apollo 13 ? Lovell, Haise, Swagirt!!

Who was the command module pilot that was replaced 2 days before the launch of Apollo 13? Ken Mattingly !!

Which Apollo flight first used the rover and astronauts trained in geology? Apollo 15 !!

Which Apollo flight was the last to explore the moon? Apollo 17 !!

Who was the last man to walk on the moon? Gene Cernin !!

5: Columbia How many Discovery orbiters were Challenger originally built? Endeavor Atlantis

Shuttle Disasters n Who was the teacher that died in the shuttle exploding shortly after take off? Kristy Mc. Cauliff !!

Shuttle Disasters n Which orbiter exploded shortly after takeoff? Challenger !!

Shuttle Disasters n Which orbiter disintegrated on reentry killing all astronauts on board? Columbia !!

Shuttle Disasters n Which orbiter exploded due to cold weather and “O Ring” failure in the SRB? Challenger !!

Shuttle Disasters n Which orbiter was last after foam from the External Fuel tank damaged the leading edge of the wing? Columbia !!