What are the four bachelor degrees accepted for applicants to the astronaut training program?

Engineering, mathematics, physical science, biology

Which of the following was an advancement that resulted from NASA technology?

all of these advancements resulted from NASA tech

What were Katherine Johnson's contributions to the Apollo Program?

She calculated the flight path of the Apollo 11 mission

The 1st American to orbit the Earth.

What did President John F. Kennedy contribute to the Apollo Program?

He decided the US should land a man on the moon

What were Neil Armstrong's famous words as he stepped on the moon's surface?

"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"

What did the Wright Brothers do in 1903?

They were the 1st to build a motor powered airplane.

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What are the four bachelor degrees accepted for applicants to the astronaut training program?
Engineering, mathematics, physical science, biology
Engineering, science, history, English
Biology, mathematics, philosophy, science
Engineering, biology, art, science
2
Which of the following was an advancement that resulted from NASA technology?
Freeze drying of food and snacks.
Improved water purification systems
Harnessing Solar energy for vehicles and devices.
all of these advancements resulted from NASA tech
3
What country sent the 1st human to space?
India
Soviet Union (Russia)
Japan
USA
4
In what year did NASA launch a spacecraft to begin its long trip to Pluto?
1848
never happened
1985
2006
5
What were Katherine Johnson's contributions to the Apollo Program?
She was the leader of the Program Team
She was the Command Module Pilot
She calculated the flight path of the Apollo 11 mission
She ws one of the Astronauts
6
What is an Astronaut?
all the above
astronauts are pilots, engineers, scientists and teachers
An explorer who flies in a spacecraft away from Earth.
A space traveler
7
What was the name of the first person to go into outer space?
Mayim Bialik
Ilya Kulik
Yuri Gagarin
Vladimir Putin
8
Which mission was the first to successfully land on the moon?
Apollo 11
Apollo 13
Pathfinder 11
Viking 12
9
In which country did the first jet propelled aircraft take flight?
USA
Germany
China
Canada
10
Who is John Glenn?
The 1st American to go to Mars
The 1st American to orbit the Earth.
THe 1st American to go to the moon
The 1st American to fly a plane
11
Who was the first American in outer space?
George Bush
Don Knotts
Bill Clinton
Alan Shepherd
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What is a satellite?
man made object that orbits around another object in space
Natural object which orbits another object in space
Object that orbits the Earth
all the answers are correct
13
Who was Dorothy Vaughan?
NASA's first African-American supervisor
all of these
One of the few female supervisors at NASA at that time
Head of the department of "human computers" at NASA
14
Women pilots from the U.S. were allowed to fly in combat in WW2.
False
True
15
What did President John F. Kennedy contribute to the Apollo Program?
He was one of the Astronauts
He decided the US should land a man on the moon
He designed it
He stopped it from happening
16
What were Neil Armstrong's famous words as he stepped on the moon's surface?
'Buzz, you need to come check this out"
"This is amazing"
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"
None of these answers
17
What did the Wright Brothers do in 1903?
They were the 1st to build a motor powered airplane.
They were the 1st to build a motor boat.
Thy were the 1st to build a blimp.
They were the 1sr to travel in Space.
18
What is the ISS?
A science laboratory
A large spacecraft in orbit around Earth
A place where astronauts and cosmonauts live
All of these
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Where is the Perseverance Rover going?
to Mars
to the moon
to Malta
to Missouri

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