Camp
Without looking, what are the names of everyone in camp?
Crowd check.
How many planets are in our solar system?
What was the 1st crewed mission to the moon?
Apollo 11
What is the closest star to planet Earth?
The Sun!
What was Neil Armstrong supposed to say when he stepped foot on the moon?
"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."
How do astronauts use mirrors?
To orient themselves in space. To read the controls on their space suits. Their helmets' visor uses a mirror to reflect radiation away their eyes.
What force keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?
Gravity
What was the name of the first U.S. satellite?
Explorer 1
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way
Where does NASA launch its rockets and control its missions?
At the Kennedy Space Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
What was the name of the space mission that had major problems with its oxygen tanks?
Apollo 13
Where does Space begin?
100km above sea level
When was the International Space Station launched?
November 20th, 1998
What is a light-year?
The distance light travels in one year.
What are the dangers of space if something does break?
Loss of oxygen, CO2 contamination, loss of power, unstable air pressure...
What did our guest speaker, Maya Levisohn, work on in NASA?
Space Weather Data Analysis
Name the planets in order from the Sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
What was the name of the first U.S. crewed spacecraft to orbit Earth?
Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft
How can you tell the relative temperature of a star?
By the color. Hotter stars are more blue and cooler stars are more red.
What are the dangers of space flight if nothing breaks?
Radiation, effects of micro gravity on your body, and being isolated...
What is Mars' atmosphere mostly made up of?
Carbon Dioxide
Daily Double! Name a moon that is bigger than planet Mercury.
Titan and Ganymede
What major event officially launched the Space Age?
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957.
What is the lifecycle of a star?
Nebula, Protostar, Main Sequence, Red Giant or Supergiant.
What question has NASA devoted itself to answering in future?
"Are we alone?"