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Science NASA
Question | Answer |
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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 |