EXPLORING THE MOON Flashcards

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1
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WHEN DID THE SOVIET ROCKET LAUNCHED SPUTNIK 1

A

OCT 4, 1957

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2
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WORLD’S FIRST ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE

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SPUTNIK 1

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3
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MARKED THE BEGINNING OF THE SPACE AGE

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SPUTNIK 1

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4
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LAUNCHED A SPACE DOG NAMED LAIKA

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SPUTNIK 2

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5
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FIRST DOG IN SPACE

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LAIKA :,(

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WHEN DID THE U.S SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED THE FIRST SPACECRAFT

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JAN 31, 1958

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7
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FIRST SPACECRAFT

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EXPLORER 1

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8
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SMALL SCIENTIFIC PAYLOAD

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EXPLORER 1

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9
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DISCOVERED THE MAGNETIC RADIATION BELTS AROUND EARTH

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EXPLORER 1

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10
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THE MAGNETIC RADIATION BELTS NAMED AFTER JAMES VAL ALLEN

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VAN ALLEN RADIATION BELTS

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11
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JULY 1958

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U.S CONGRESS SUCCESSFULLY PASSED THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ACT

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12
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CHANGED THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS (NACA) TO NASA

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OCT 1, 1958

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13
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THE USSR LAUNCHED THE _

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LUNAR FLYBY LUNA 1

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14
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FIRST SPACECRAFT TO REACH THE VICINITY OF THE MOON AND FIRST TO LEAVE EARTH’S GRAVITY

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LUNA 1

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15
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FIRST SPACECRAFT TO HIT THE SURFACE OF THE MOON

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LUNA 2

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16
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FIRST HUMAN MADE OBJECT TO REACH THE MOON

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LUNA 2

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17
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CIRCLED THE MOON AND RECORDED THE FIRST IMAGES OF FACING AWAY FROM EART

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LUNA 3

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18
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APRIL 12, 1961

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COSMONAUT YURI GAGARIN (USSR) ORBITED EATYH ABROAD VOSTOK 1

19
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SAME YEAR THAR THE USSR SEND HYBY SPACECRAFT VENERA 1 TO VENUS

A

APRIL 12, 1961

20
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WHO TOLD THE WORLD THAT THE US WOULD BE ABLE TO LAND MAN ON THE MOON BY THE END OD 1960S

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THEN PRESIDENT- JOHN F KENNEDY

21
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FIRST UNMANNED US SPACECRAFT

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RANGER 7

22
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WHEN DID RANGER 7 LAND

A

JULY 28, 1964

23
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SHOWED DETAILED PICS OF THE MOON

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RANGER 7

24
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SENT TO DETERMINE RHE MOON’S RADIUS, MASS, AND TOPOGRAPHICAL FEATURES

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RANGER SPACECRAFTS

25
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GAVE INFO ON THE CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS OF THE MOON

A

SURVEYOR PROBES

26
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SERIES OF UNMANNED TV

A

SURVEYOR PROBES

27
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TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF LANDING SOFTLY ON THE MOON

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TRENCHING PROBES

28
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TO CARRY ASTRONAUTS TO SPACE AND ONTO RHE MOON

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SPACE CAPSULES

29
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3 SPACE PROGRAMS TO CARRY ASTRONAUTS IN SPACE:

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MERCURY, GEMINI, APOLLO

30
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FIRST AMERICAN IN SPACE ABROAD MERCURY-REDSTONE 3 (FREEDOM 7) ON MAY 5, 1961

A

ALAN SHEPARD JR

31
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FIRST AMERICAN SPACEWALK TOOJ PLACE INSIDE GEMINI 4

A

ALAN SHEPARD JR

32
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FIRST SPACE RENDEZVOUS TOOK SPACE IN 1965

A

GEMINI 6-7

33
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ALSO KNOWN AS PROJECT APOLLO

A

APOLLO PROGRAM

34
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TO BRING HUMANS ON THE MOON AND BACK SAFELY TO EARTH

A

APOLLO PROGRAM

35
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SIX MISSIONS TO ACHIEVE THIS APOLLO PROGRAM:

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MISSIONS 11-17 EXCEPT 13

36
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APOLLO: EARTH-ORBITING MISSIONS SENT TO TEST THE COMMAND AND LUNAR MODULES

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APOLLO 7 & 9

37
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APOLLO: SUCCESSFULLY RETURNED W/ PHOTOS OF LUNAR SURFACE

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APOLLO 8 & 10

38
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APOLLO: FAILED TO MAKE A LUNAR LANDING DUE TO OXYGEN RANK EXPLOSION

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APOLLO 13

39
Q

2 MAN CAPSULES

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GEMINI FLIGHTS

40
Q

FEATURES 3 MAN CAPSULE

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PROJECT APOLLO

41
Q

FIRST SUCCESSFUL LANDING OF TWO PPL

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NEIL ARMSTRONG AND EDWIN ALDRIN JR

42
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HE STAYED ON THE MOON’S ORBIT ON BROAD COLUMBIA

A

MICHAEL COLLINS

43
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LAST MEN TO WALK ON THE MOON WHERE THE ASTRONAUTS OF _

A

APOLLO 17

44
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TIME WHEN LAST MEN TO WALK ON THE MOON

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DECEMBER 19, 1972