6th NASA science Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
America's space program | NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space administration | NASA |
areo | means air |
naus | means ship |
nautic | means sailor/seaman |
air and water are both fluids | DONT KNOW FULL ANSWER |
fluids have the ability | to flow/and take the shape of a container |
NASA was founded: | Oct. 1, 1958 |
1:Project Mercury began Oct.7, 1958(1 yaer after the Soviet union launched Sputnik) | |
1: orbit a manned spacecraft around Earth2: investigate mamn's ability to function in space3: recover man and spacecraft | |
6 manned flights were planned from | 1961-1963 |
Mercury manned spacecraft: | 1961-Alon Sherpard was the first American in space,his flight lasted 15 min. His spacecraft was named Freedom 7: 1962-John Glen first man to orbit the earth-his flight lasted 4 hrs. his spacecraft was named Friendship 7 |
Why did NASA name th 1st. project Mercury? | Mercury was a Roman God Mercury was the "messenger" or "traverler" |
Why were all of the Mercury spacecrafts #7 | on April 9, 1959-the first 7 stronauts stood for the " Original Seven" |
Gemini Project purposes: | orbit,test equitment,test weightless,rendezvousing and dock with other vehicles :1965-1966 10 flights Gemini 3-pilot Gus Grissom-flight almost 5 hrs. |
Gemini 8 | pilot Neil Armstrong -almost killed on this flight-a ballpoint pen saved his life |
Gemini 12 | pilot "Buzz" Aldrin |
astro | means star |
astronaut | means strarsailor |
Apollo Project (1963-1978) | purpose to put a man on the moon : Jonh F. Kennedy's dream for America |
crew: Edward White,"Gus" Grissom, Roger Chaffee-fire killed all 3 men sitting on the launch pad | |
no crew until Apollo 7 -the capsule was | Redesigned and tested for flaws |
Apollo desinged consisted of 3 parts | CM-command module, SM-service module.LM- lunar module |
lunar | means moon |
module | means a unit (one) used for a specific purpose,usually connected to other units or modules;a detachable section with a special function |
Apollo 7 | was the first manned flight after the accident with apollo 1 |
Apollo 11,12,14,15,16,17 | all landed on the moon |
all manned Apollo flights | had a crew of 3 men |
Created by:
Wilson Hall
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