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Project Mercury
Space Race
Famous Space People
Apollo Project
Space Vehicles/Equipment
100
what was the structural material used for the Mercury capsule interior was
titanium
100
what was the name of the first satellite launched into orbit
the sputnik 1
100
Who was the first man in space?
Yuri Gagarin
100
How much spaceflights were done by the Apollo program?
11
100
What was the name of the first space shuttle?
Columbia
200
What is the name of the primary vehicle for the mercury space craft
atlas
200
What was the first animal sent to space
fruit flies
200
Who was the first american man on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
200
When did the Apollo program start and end?
1961-1975
200
When was the first launch of the Columbia space shuttle?
April 12, 1981
300
name two mercury astronauts
Allen Shepard,Gus Grissom
300
What is the name of the first person in space?
Yuri Gagarin
300
Who was the first american to orbit the earth?
John Glenn
300
When was the last successful flight of the Apollo program?
December 7,1972
300
What are the names of the NASA space shuttles?
Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavor.
400
how did NASA make sure the mercury shuttle was safe
they had test flights
400
what war was the space race part of ?
the cold war
400
Who was the pilot of the Apollo 1?
Gus Grissom
400
Where did the Apollo 11 land on the moon?
Sea of Tranquility
400
What device is used to communicate in the spacesuit?
Communications carrier
500
why was the mercury project important
to show that people could control a spacecraft
500
what year did the space race end with Apollo Soyuz joint mission
1975
500
Who is a veteran of 4 flights and logged over 950 hours in space?
Ellen Ochoa
500
Why did the Apollo 1 catch fire?
A spark in a short circuit
500
What is the astronauts helmet made of?
Polycarbonate