Chapter 27: Manned Spacecraft

Question 1

The (Mercury/Gemini/Apollo) Program landed a man on the moon

Answer 1

Apollo

Question 2

The (Mercury/Gemini/Apollo) was the first US manned space flight

Answer 2

Mercury

Question 3

The (Mercury/Gemini/Apollo) was the first US space flight to place two persons in space

Answer 3

Gemini

Question 4

Transports up to three cosmonauts to and from space

Answer 4

Soyuz

Question 5

First space station intended for prolonged occupancy

Answer 5

Salyut

Question 6

First man into space

Answer 6

Yuri Gagarin

Question 7

Second-generation Russian space station

Answer 7

Mir

Question 8

Who was the first American to orbit the earth?

Answer 8

John Glenn

Question 9

Who was the first Russian to walk in space?

Answer 9

Aleksei Leonov

Question 10

When did Apollo 11 land on the moon?

Answer 10

July 20, 1969

Question 11

What was the link-up in space between an American and a Russian manned spacecraft?

Answer 11

Apollo-Soyuz

Question 12

What is the Space Transportation System commonly called?

Answer 12

The space shuttle

Question 13

What was the first space shuttle that was only used for atmospheric flight tests?

Answer 13

Enterprise

Question 14

Name the other five space shuttle orbiters
(CCDAE)

Answer 14

Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavor

Question 14

Name the other five space shuttle orbiters
(CCDAE)

Answer 14

Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavor

Question 15

What operates at 300 miles above the Earth and is free of any atmospheric interference?

Answer 15

The Hubble Space Telescope

Question 16

A spacewalk is also referred to as

Answer 16

An extravehicular activity

Question 17

The Long Duration Exposure Facility was designed to provide long-term data on the space environment and its effects on space systems and operations.

Answer 17

TRUE

Question 18

How long did the first Space Walk last?

Answer 18

22 minutes

Question 19

Who built the Spacelab?

Answer 19

The European Space Agency

Question 20

The air inside of the space station is a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen.

Answer 20

TRUE

Question 21

Astronauts inside the space shuttle would have to leave their space suits on at all times

Answer 21

FALSE

Question 22

Skylab used a lot of leftover parts from what missions?

Answer 22

The Apollo missions

Question 23

Who was the first American in space?

Answer 23

Alan Shepard

Question 24

Who was the X-Prize awarded to?

Answer 24

Mojave Aerospace Ventures

Question 25

What aerospace craft and test pilot won the X-Prize?

Answer 25

Test pilot Mike Melville flying SpaceShipOne