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In the 1950s the Langley laboratory bought a machine, what did it do?
It could do math faster than human computers
What did Dorothy do to the machines?
She programmed them to get he right answers
Russia launched a satellite, what was the name?
Sputnik
What year did Russia launch a satellite?
1957
Math was used to create what two things?
Airplanes and spaceships
The government changed the agency's name from NACA to?
(Just need the abbreviation)
NASA
What did President John F. Kennedy want the nation to do?
In what year did he say this?
What was the first step to getting a man on the moon?
Send an astronaut around Earth
Who did they send into space?
John Glenn
Where did John Glenn takeoff from
Florida
Where did John Glenn splash down?
The Atlantic Ocean
Who double checked the computer's trajectory calculations?
John Glenn and Katherine Johnson
When did John Glenn go into space and orbit Earth?
(Give the exact date)
February 20, 1962
What happened around the same time that John Glenn went into space?
Segregation ended
When did Christine start working at Langley?
(year)
1967
What kind of planes did Christine work on?
Supersonic airplanes
A plane that flies faster than the speed of sound
How far is the moon from Earth?
About 238,900 miles
(exact date)
July 20, 1969
What did Neil Armstrong say when they landed on the moon?
That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind
When was the first powered flight made?
(year)
1903
Who made the first powered flight?
The wright brothers
When was NACA established?
(year)
1935
What does NACA stand for?