The Space Race

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Who was the first human to travel into space? Alan Shepherd James Lovell Chuck Yeager Yuri Gagarin

2. How many orbits did American astronaut Alan B. Shephard make when he traveled into space in May of 1961? 6 1 0 3

3. Who was the first American to walk in space:? John Young Gus Grissom Buzz Aldrin Ed White

4. What 1966 American spaceflight almost ended in disaster when a stuck thruster caused the spacecraft to tumble out of control? Gemini10 Gemini 8 Mercury 5 Gemini 6

5. Two astronauts were pilots in the X-15 program before joining NASA. Name ONE of them. Answer: (Two Words)

6. Which of these American astronauts died during the fire on Apollo 1? Mike Collins Dick Scobee Roger Chaffee Mike Smith

7. Who was the third man to walk on the moon? Alan Shepherd Eugene Cernan Buzz Aldrin Charles Conrad

8. How many men have walked on the moon? 14 10 8 12

9. Who was the only American astronaut to have flown in space on the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs? John Young Alan Shepherd Wally Schirra Jim Lovell

10. What kept astronaut Deke Slayton grounded until 1975? Infection Inner ear problem Heart fibrillation Broken leg