Social Studies Uil 2011

Front 1

Which of the following space shuttles did not carry astronauts into space? Discovery, Columbia, Challenger or Enterprise

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Enterprise

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During 1969, the year in which the 1st manned kmoon landing took place; there was a total of how many manned Apollo missions?

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4

Front 3

The 1st US attempt to launch a satelittle ultimately failed when the ____ rocket used for the project exploded upon lift off.

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Vanguard

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*1st American woman to travel in space
*youngest American to travel into space at the time of her 1st mission
* was an astronaut & physicist

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Sally Ride

Front 5

The mission that accomplished the 1st manned moon landing included Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and ______

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Michael Collins

Front 6

Galileo was the name of an unmanned mission to where?

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Jupiter

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Manned Space Shuttle flights have successfully landed in California, Florida, & ______

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New Mexico

Front 8

First man to orbit the Earth in a spacecraft

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Yuri Gagarin

Front 9

A form of parachute

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Drogue

Front 10

Freedom 7 was flown by ?

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Alan Shepard

Front 11

The primary cause of the Challenger tragedy was ?

Back 11

A faulty O-ring

Front 12

The 1st close range pictures of Mars were accomplished on what mission

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Mariner

Front 13

Who was president of the US when the first manned moon landing occured?

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Richard Nixon

Front 14

!st manned moon landing was part of what mission?

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Apollo 11

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What rocket was used on manned mooned missions?

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Saturn

Front 16

1st manned space shuttle mission was accomplished by ?

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Columbia

Front 17

Commander of the 1st manned space shuttle mission, the Columbia

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John W. Young

Front 18

Correct chronological order of following programs starting with earliest: Apollo, space shuttle, Gemini, Mecury

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Mercury
Gemini
Apollo
S[ace Shuttle

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Became a US Senator after being an astronaut

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John Glenn

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Crew who lost their lives on the Challenger tragedy

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Michael J. Smith, Ronald E. McNair, Ellison S. Onizuka, Judith A. Resnik, Gregory B. Jarvis and Christa McAuliffe
_

Front 21

Final moon landing mission, Apollo 17 took place in what year?

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1972

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As part of Apollo 17 mission, the last human to leave footprints on the surface of the moon

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Gene Cernan

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Which space shuttle broke apart upon reentry resulting in the deaths of 7 crew members

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Columbia

Front 24

The Columbia shuttle tragedy occured in

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2003

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Crew of the Columbia who lost their lives

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Rick D. Husband, Kalpana Chawla,William C. McCool, David M. Brown, Laurel B.Clark,Michael P. Anderson, Ilan Ramon,

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Goddard Space Flight Center location

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Maryland

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Substantial part of US space program occured during the "Great Society" under the administration of this president

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Lyndon Johnson

Front 28

Chronological order?
-1st humans walk on Moon
-1st shuttle atronauts selected
-Frank Borman commands Apollo 8
-Launch of Apollo 10

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*Frank Borman commands Apollo 8
*Launch of Apollo 10
*1st humans walk on Moon
*1st shuttle atronauts selected

Front 29

Charles "Pete" Conrad was commander of which Apollo mission?

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12

Front 30

Soyuz spacecraft was developed by ?

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Soviet Union

Front 31

Awarded for achievement in aeronautics

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Collier

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"Golden 3"; announced in 1961 to fly 1st 3 manned space missions

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John Glenn, Gus Grisson, Alan Shepard

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3 astronauts lost their lives in the ________ fire

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Apollo 1

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3 astronauts who lost their lives in the Apollo 1 fire

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Gus Grisson, Edward H. White, Roger B. Chafee

Front 35

Apollo 1 Fire occured in this state

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Florida

Front 36

Who of the following did NOT walk the surface of the moon?
Alan Shepard, Ed White, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin

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Ed White

Front 37

John Glenn was a Senator for what state?

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Ohio

Front 38

Space station launced by Soviet Union

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Mir

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Mission of Soviet Mir Space Station ended

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2001

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How many astronauts traveled in Gemini mission Capsules?

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2

Front 41

Gemini missions followed what missions

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Viking

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First US satellite launched in 1958

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Explorer

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Area 51 location

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Nevada

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Space Shuttle that exploded within minutes of launch

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Challenger

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Alouette I was 1st satelittle launched by ?

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Canada

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US Moon missions were part of this programm

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Apollo

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Soviet space craft

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Soyuz

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Alamogordo, New Mexicon is located near ?

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alternate space shuttle landing site

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Earth Day is awareness to

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environmental issues

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1st official Earth Day was observed

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1970

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Reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse

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Egress

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1st US astronaut in space

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Alan Shepard

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memoirs titled For Spacious Skies

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Scott Carpenter

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Flew Gemini Mission, Apollo Mission & participated in a Skylab mission

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Charles Conrad

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Missile range in New Mexico

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White Sands

Front 56

Astronauts from the Soviet Union

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Cosmonauts

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1st successful weather satellite launched by US

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Tyros

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Company that manufactured the booster rockets used in the launch of the Challenger disaster

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Morton Thiokol

Front 59

1st American to walk in space

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Charles White

Front 60

1st American space walk was part of Mission _____ flight

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Gemini

Front 61

US President when Columbia mission ended in tragedy

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George W. Bush

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Most recently built space shuttle

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Endeavor

Front 63

Skylab launched into space

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1973

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When failed Skylabe re-entered earth's atmosphere it was not completely destroyed with some of it landing ?

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Australia

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Only 1 of the original Mercury 7 astronauts to walk on the moon was

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Alan Shepard

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Location of Einstein Observatory

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satellite in earth orbit

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European Space Agency was established

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1970's

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Milestone attributed to Eugene Cernan & Harrison Schmitt

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Spent more time on the surface of the moon than any other human

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Cuban Missile Crisis occured during who's presidency?

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JFK

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Cuban Missile Crisis occured

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1962

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1st to fly a space shuttle

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John Young & Robert Crippin

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1st lunar landing took place where on the moon's surface

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Sea of Tranquility

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1st man to walk on the surface of the moon

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Neil Armstrong

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1st moon landing was part of what mission

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Apollo 11

Front 75

US president when humans 1st walked the moon

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Richard Nixon

Front 76

Correct chronological order of these events:
-1st US space mission of Shuttle program
-Neil Armstrong becomes 1st to walk on moon
-launch of unmanned Pioneer 10, 1st space probe to an outer planet
-Soviet Union launches Sputnik

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*Soviet Union launches Sputnik
*Neil Armstrong becomes 1st to walk on moon
*launch of unmanned Pioneer 10, 1st space probe to an outer planet
*1st US space mission of Shuttle program

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1st NASA manned missions(1-person flights). Part of what project?

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Mercury

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The only US luanch site for humans

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Kennedy Space Center

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Kennedy Space Center location

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Florida

Front 80

1st woman in space on Space Shuttle Challenger

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Sally Ride

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Space Transportation System

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identifies the space shuttle program

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Rocket used to launch US moon flights

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Saturn

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Mercury Astronaut 1959; piloted Faith 7; final mission of Project Mercury;Command pilot of Gemini 5 mission in 1965

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Gordon Cooper

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US Viking missions during 1970's were 1st space probes to return photos of this

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Mars

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1st space shuttle to orbit the Earth

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Columbia

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Columbia was 1st space shuttle to orbit earth in this year

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1981

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1st extra vehicular activity (space walk) in US was part of what mission

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Gemini

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"That is one small step for [a] man; one giant leap for mankind"

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Neil Armstrong

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flew as part of project Mercury Mission ;orbited earth 3 times in Friendship 7; 1st American to orbit earth;oldest man in space on space shuttle Discovery

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John Glenn

Front 90

NASA Deep Space network's 3 tracking stations: Spain, Australia and....

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Goldstone Station in California

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1st communication satellite launched by US was part of what Project

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SCORE

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First 2 astronauts to walk on the moon

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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin

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Apollo 12 astronauts to walk the moon

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Alan Bean and Charles Conrad

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Born in Amarillo 1957; served as pilot on 1st space shuttle flight to dock w/ the International Space Station; Commander of Columbia mission that crashed prior to landing

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Rick Husband

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Objective of the final launch of Saturn V rocket in 1973

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send Skylab space station into earth orbit

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Commander of 1st manned space shuttle

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John Young

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1st woman to hold international record for most hours in orbit by a non-Russian; participated in several shuttle missions and spent 6 months aboard MIR Space Station

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Shannon Lucid

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Space Shuttle that has spent the most time in space

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Discovery

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Bay of Pigs
Cuban Missile Crisis
First manned flight of the Mercury program

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All ocurred during JFK's presidency

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Greatest Rocket scientist in history

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Wernher von Braun

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1st astronaut from Canada to board the International Space Station

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Julie Payette