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Science NASA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| America's space program. | NASA |
| NASA stands for: | Natoina Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| what does Aero mean? | air |
| what does naus mean? | ship |
| what does nautic mean? | Sailor/Seamen |
| Air and water are both: | fluids |
| Fluids have the ability to: | flow |
| fact: | things can flow in fluids. |
| NASA was founded in: | october 1,1958 |
| Project Mercury began: | 0ct.7,1958 one year after th soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 |
| Mercury was USA's first manned space program purposes: | 1 orbit a manned spce craft around the earth.2 investigate man's ability to function in space3recover man and spacecraft. |
| _ manned flights were planned from ____-____ | 6,1961-1963 |
| 1961 was the first man in space. | Alan Shepard his flight was 15 min. |
| Alan Shepard was on a spacecraft named: | Freedom 7 |
| 1962 was the first man to orbit the earth. | John Glen his flight lasted 4hr. |
| John Glen was on a spacecraft named: | Friendship 7 |
| Why did NASA name the 1st project Mercury? | Because mercury was a Roman God mercury was the "messenger" or "traveler" |
| John F. Kennedy's goal was: | to put man on the moon(1963) |
| Why were all the mercury spacecrafts #7? | (april 9,1959) the first 7 astronauts were chosen so 7 on the spacecrafts stood for the "Original 7" |
| Gemini project purpose: | orbit earth,test new equipment,test weightlessness. |
| Gemini3-pilot Gus Grrisson | Flight almost 5hrs. |
| Gemini 8- pilot Neil Armstrong was almost killed, what saved his life. | A ballpoint pen |
| gemini 10,12 pilot - | pilot "Buzz" Aldrin |
| what does astro mean? | star |
| what does astronaut mean? | star sailor |
| Apollo 1-crew:Edward , "Gus" Grissom,Roger Chaffe | killed 3 men sitting launch pad |
| no crew until: | Apollo7 |
| the capsule was ______ and was tested for __________ | red,flaws |
| apollo 7 consisted of 3 parts: | CM,SM,LM |
| what does lunar mean? | moon |
| detatchableunit one used for a specific purpose , usually to other units | module |
| apollo 11,12,14,15,16,17 all : | landed on the moon |
| Buzz Aldrin Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins: | best pilots |
| apollo mission had 3 crew members | 1pilot of the command module and 2 passengers in the LM |
| Apollo 11's nickname. | "The Eagle |
| When the LM landed on the surface of th moon it: | shook the moon. |
| NASA's communication center is in | Houston,TX |
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adriana bibeau
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