Mercury Project
Apollo Project
Space Vehicle & Equipment
Space Race History
Famous People
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1958
What year did the project start?
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1968
What year was the first Apollo flight?
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The shuttle.
What is the main vehicle used to carry parts of the International Space Station into orbit?
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After world war ll.
When did the space race begin?
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Alan Shepherd
Who was the first American in Space?
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A. To orbit a manned space craft around Earth B.To investigate mans ability to function in space C.To recover both man and space craft safely
What was one objective of the Mercury Project?
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How many astronauts have walked on the moon?
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It holds extra fuels for launch and after launch.
How does the shuttle carry?
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He felt that it was important for the country and the western world.
Why did president Kennedy want to put somebody on the moon before anyone else could get the chance?
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Valentina Tereshkova
Who was the first woman in space?
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Yes, and it took almost 4 years.
Was the project completed, and if so how many years did it take?
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6 missions were successful. #'s 11, 12, 14, 16 & 17
How many missons were there, and which were sucessful?
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At liftoff, the orbiter’s main engines and the SRBs all fire together. Two minutes later, the SRBs separate and parachute back to Earth to be used again. About six minutes later, the external fuel tank separates and breaks up in Earth’s atmosphere. The winged orbiter uses its orbital maneuvering system (OMS) to reach the correct orbit.
How does the shuttle operate?
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Both sides had numerous failures including crashes and explosions that resulted in the death of several astronauts.
The space race was not a long series of successes. Why?
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Yuri Gagarin
Who was the very first person to ever go to space?
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Alan Shepard.
Who made the first Mercury flight in the Freedom 7 space craft?
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Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins
Which misson was the first one to the moon? Who was aboard?
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It is the main part of the space shuttle that carries crew and payload.
What is the orbiter?
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The Cold War.
The space race was a part of what war?
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The launch pad caught fire and everyoen died. Virgil (Gus) Grissom, Edward H. White 2, & Roger B. Chafee
Who was aboard the apollo 1 and what happened?
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Scott Carpenter
Who was the second astronaut to orbit the Earth?
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To establish the technology to meet our nations interest in space and to carry out a program of scientific exploration of the moon.
What was the goal of the apollo missons?
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The main structure is built from strong aluminum, and it is covered in insulating materials such as thick ceramic tiles.
What is the orbiter made of?
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1975
What year did the space race end with the Apollo-Soyez joint program mission?
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Valeri Polyakov
Who spend the longest in space?
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