SPACE RACE
BEGINS
BEGINS
WHAT TWO COUNTRIES “COMPETED” IN THE SPACE RACE?
Who are the UNITED STATES AND
SOVIET UNION
HOW MANY ASTRONAUTS WERE SELECTED AS THE FIRST AMERICANS TO GO TO SPACE?
What is Seven
WHAT HAPPENED TO APOLLO 1?
What is IT CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND THREE ASTRONAUTS DIED
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE
FIRST AMERICAN SPACE STATION?
What is SKYLAB
HOW MANY ASTRONAUTS COULD A SPACE SHUTTLE CARRY?
What is Seven
WHEN DID THE COLD WAR BEGIN?
When is IMMEDIATELY AFTER
WORLD WAR II
WHO WAS THE FIRST AMERICAN
ASTRONAUT TO GO TO SPACE?
Who is ALAN SHEPARD
WHAT WAS THE MAIN GOAL OF THE APOLLO PROGRAM?
What is to travel to the moon
HOW DID THE AMERICANS COMMUNICATE
WITH THE RUSSIANS IN SPACE?
What is the AMERICANS SPOKE RUSSIAN, AND THE RUSSIANS SPOKE ENGLISH.
WHAT WERE THE THREE MAIN PARTS OF
THE SPACE TRANSPORT SYSTEM?
What are the ORBITER, (TWO) SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS, EXTERNAL TANK
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE RUSSIAN
SATELLITE THAT CAUSED AMERICAN FEAR?
What is SPUTNIK
WHICH SPACE PROJECT FIRST
TESTED ASTRONAUT ABILITY IN
LONG-DURATION MISSIONS?
What is PROJECT GEMINI
WHAT CAUSED THE APOLLO 13 ACCIDENT?
THE NO. 2 OXYGEN TANK BLEW
AND CAUSED THE NO. 1 TANK
TO FAIL ALSO.
WHAT WAS A MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT
OF SKYLAB?
What is SKYLAB LAID THE
GROUNDWORK FOR FUTURE
LONG DURATION MISSIONS.
WHAT INNOVATION CAME FROM
THE SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM?
What is the ABILITY TO REUSE A SPACECRAFT, IMPROVED AVIONICS,
CARRY LARGER PAYLOADS.
WHAT WAS NASA’S FIRST PRIORITY AFTER IT WAS FORMED?
What was to MAKE THE UNITED STATES
NO. 1 IN SPACE
WHY DID NASA HIRE WOMEN AS HUMAN COMPUTERS?
Who are SMART, ABLE TO DO CALCULATIONS QUICKLY, SAVED ENGINEERS TIME TO DO RESEARCH
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DID WE GO TO THE MOON?
What is TO CATCH UP WITH THE
RUSSIANS IN THE SPACE RACE
AND TO PUSH INNOVATION
WHAT DID THE APOLLO-SOYUZ PROJECT DEMONSTRATE?
What is TWO DISSIMILAR SPACECRAFT COULD SUCCESSFULLY DOCK IN SPACE.
WHAT WAS A RISK WITH USING
FOAM FOR THE EXTERNAL TANKS?
What is PIECES MIGHT BREAK OFF DURING LAUNCH AND DAMAGE THE ORBITER.
WHAT DID PRESIDENT EISENHOWER MEAN WHEN HE SAID HE “WANTED A GOOD REDSTONE RATHER THAN A MAN ON THE MOON”?
HE WANTED TO FOCUS FUNDS ON
DEFENSE MECHANISMS RATHER
THAN GOING TO THE MOON.
HOW DID THE FIRST LADY ASTRONAUT TRAINEES COMPARE WITH THE MERCURY 13 IN THE PHYSICAL TESTS?
What is THEY PASSED THE SAME THREE
PHASES OF TESTING AS THE MEN.
WHY DID THE UNITED STATES
END THE APOLLO PROGRAM?
What is we ACHIEVED THE GOAL OF GOING TO THE MOON, AND AMERICANS LOST INTEREST.
HOW DID THE APOLLO-SOYUZ PROJECT HELP SET THE TONE FOR THE FUTURE OF COLLABORATION IN SPACE?
What is IT DEMONSTRATED THAT A SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION WAS POSSIBLE BETWEEN THE AMERICANS AND THE RUSSIANS.
WHAT WERE SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHTS USED FOR?
What is REPAIR MISSIONS, EXPERIMENTS, MILITARY MISSIONS