Apollo Missions
The crew of Apollo 1 was killed during a training simulation. How did NASA respond to the situation?
NASA admitted they took everything for granted, excusing this as the will to step on the Moon as soon as possible, and, unfortunately, completely have forgotten about pure oxygen reactions with the atmosphere.
NASA launched a full investigation and exposed the deep flaws in its procedures and quality control problems throughout the capsule. Ever since that very tragic day, NASA tries all the best to stand up and assume responsibility for every action and to never stop learning again.
Why NASA were often pressurized by the government?
It was the middle of a Cold War, and it was also the Space Race, and actually any race- who is going to have the better tech, better knowledge, better people, better ideas, better spacecrafts, better science, better everything.
What is the danger of launching the space shuttle filled with people for the first time without having any unmanned test flights?
1) A rocket could be exploded anytime, anywhere
2) Any malfunction could happen that has never happened before, similar to Apollo 13, and the crew and mission control will have to create a fast brand-new successful solution for a limited time
3) What is the danger of unmanned test flights
Saturn 5 Rocket 's goals were to launch the most powerful and heaviest rocket the world has ever built. It's either a successful launch, or its a dead blast.
NASA’s Artemis program will lead humanity back to the Moon with the first woman and next man within five years to prepare for the historic and first human exploration of...
a) Titan c) Europa
b) The Moon d) Mars
d) Mars
What were the first words spoken when man landed on the moon?
A famous words said by Neil Armstrong, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"?
What were the goals of the Gemini missions?
Scientists and U.S. government authorities were focusing on sending people to space and studying the unknown. As the mission came, there were a lot of failures, and as the more missions were announced, the more advanced tech and science and manuals were obtained through observation and experimentation.
What was the next mission after the dramatic disaster of "Space Shuttle" and stopped missions for 3 years?
The Hubble Space Telescope: to explore the space and everything beyond Earth.
What is the role of the scientists and the Mission Control?
They receive the transmission data from the astronauts in space and start to quickly analyze the received data, and tell the astronauts the best current and safest path to travel to the required point, what systems should they turn on, at what level from the ground should astrounauts start to deccelerate, what rock samples to pick up, and many, many more important things does the Mission Control.
What is the hard checking and making sure the mission is successful and astrounauts are alive.
When are we going to return to the Moon?
NASA has big plans to come back to the Moon in 2024 together with the first woman and next man. Saturday, March 12 2022 will be the Artemis 1 Launch without any crew, it’s going to be the mission orbiting the Moon and also the first SLS rocket.
Why Neil Armstrong felt a little bit confused and excused lunar geology(or collecting lunar rocks and samples) as for the show for cameras?
Neil Armstrong was preparing to walk on the moon, doing lots of exercises NASA required him to do, walking underwater, walking in turbulence, etc... He felt a little bit confused when he was doing advanced geology fossil examines, because he has never really quite studied the rock samples, he thought he is going to just take some rock samples on the moon of different colors and go back or something.
Why the Gemini missions occurred in quick succession?
Scientists were trying to create a way to live, work in space and also leaning and discovering new things.
How did the launching first teacher into space boosted NASA for a short time?
Sending a teacher into space boosted NASA's popularity, the very importance of the teachers and how they teach and inspire many children and adults for a new things.
Also, this action would prove that NASA has reliable, consistent spacecrafts to launch in space.
Why NASA wants to collect the lunar rocks? We have a lot of rocks on Earth too, isn't it correct?
The lunar rocks are the same as the Earth rocks and are very much similar in the chemical and physical properties to those compared on Earth, which means the Moon is the part of the Earth, but it orbits in space due to a massive asteroid collision.
This discovery gave a major push of boosting the theory that the Moon was formed due to the Earth's collision with another protoplanet.
What is the Orion of the Artemis Mission?
a) A brand-new spacecraft c) Chuck Norris
b) An old spacecraft d) Jackie Chan
a) A brand-new spacecraft
A spacecraft that is going to land the future astronauts on the Moon, with optional docking the astronauts with the Gateway, and finally bringing the astronauts back on Earth. The Orion will also be testing a Human Landing System
What does this quote by Neil Armstrong mean, "This is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"?
'Small step for man' meaning a simple action,
'Giant leap for mankind' meaning achieving the impossible- nobody has ever walked on the moon, and to make it possible it took a whole lifes of people to work on it, and it also took some lives from people who had a great future ahead of them.
What did NASA change in their training to make it successful?
Training in the pool, realistic weightlessness, very fast rotational devices for training to obtain control in space, the real lunar modules and spacecrafts to work inside to be able to work on these devices in space.
What was the main feature of the "Space Shuttle"?
You can use it again to fly to space, without having to build a new rocket, only a fuel containers for the reusable spacecraft. Different people can get on a spacecraft and fly to space without NASA training, just to visit space.
What was the goal of Apollo 12 Mission?
Apollo 12 mission's goals were to collect the rock samples on the Moon, and the geologic data off all possible kinds to better explore the Moon. The mission discovered that the bacteria from the Earth has survived in the vaccum of space.
What is the plan to restore a lunar presence?
1) Focus on immediate human landing by 2024 as efficiently as possible with acceptable technical risk;
2) Informed by NASA’s initial missions, the build-up of sustainable systems will allow America’s human spaceflight program to maintain a consistent and well-maintained robust lunar presence into the next decade.
3) A third area of mission support spans the entire endeavor. Mission support includes the NASA capabilities, workforce, and facilities that are critical to the success of Artemis.
Why is the placement of the American flag on the Moon is significant?
The flag represents the first country to land and walk on the Moon, and the whole nation that accomplished such seemingly an impossible achievement of all times.
Many of the initial attempts launching a rocket into space were unsuccessful. Some rockets exploded moments after launch. Why did NASA continue to pursue space exploration despite the danger?
1) Space exploration was the most mysterious area of science, and everybody wondered if there are heavens if you fly by it.
2)NASA wanted to learn, study, and discover new knowledge, as the space was the brand new topic.
What were some of the reasons behind the "Challenger" disaster?
"Plain negligence", complete ignorance and blind desire to finally achieve something truly magnificent, launching space shuttle in any weather under any possible conditions. The mission control and NASA consciously neglected the quite unusual, cold, and not friendly weather for the space shuttle. They were so thrilled by their recent successes, they just closed eyes on such very obvious things. Very good people have died, they shouldn't have, they had a very successful life that has just started, and they didn't deserve this, it is so unfair, no words can express the feelings to truly grieve it.
What is lunar geology?
Lunar geology is practiced in the vaccum of space, with no atmosphere at all, meaning there is probably no corrosion and no moisture of the rocks, and many other important things that are very much different from the rocks and whole geology on Earth.
How do the Artemis Missions help astronauts prepare for their space travel to Mars?
Returning humans back on the Moon, and exploring the Moon more deeply than ever before. This mission will give a better environment and practice for astronauts for their future Mars mission(-s).