NASA History 

1. What is the official start date for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)?

A.  September 14, 1956
B.  July 26, 1951
C.  October 1, 1958
D.  October 1, 1958
 

2. NASA was formed
 
A. Because mankind wanted to go to the stars.
B. as a result of the Sputnik crisis of confidence.
C. government had too much money.
D. in response to the Cold War.
 

3. NASA�s first high profile program was
 
A. Apollo 11- putting a person on the moon.
B. X-15 program involved a rocket-powered airplane that flew above the atmosphere and 
then glided back to Earth unpowered.
C. Skylab and Apollo-Soyuz Test Projects. 
D. Project Mercury an effort to learn if humans could survive in space.
 

4. NASA has 
 
A. launched a number of significant scientific probes such as the Pioneer and Voyager 
spacecraft that have explored the Moon, the planets, and other areas of our solar system. 
B. several spacecraft to investigate Mars including the Viking and Mars Pathfinder spacecraft.
C. The Hubble Space Telescope and other space science spacecraft have enabled scientists 
to make a number of significant astronomical discoveries about our universe. 
D. All of the above.
 

5. NASA has helped bring about new generations of communications satellites such as 
 
A. the Echo, Telstar, & Syncom satellites.
B. Big Betty, Lou-lou & H.E.R.B. satellites.
C. Celestia, Con-Space & Airya 3 satellites.
D. None of the above.
 

Star Trek Ancient Flight Trivia 
1.  What spaceship was launched from Earth on July 23, 2037? (Hint:It was found in the 
ST:TNG episode "Casino Royale".)
 
A. Voyager VI
B. Apollo 11
C. Charybdis
D. Botany Bay
 
2.  What was the air vehicle flown by Captain John Christopher in "Tomorrow Is Yesterday"?
 
A. F-104
B. Blackhawk
C. F-15
D. Blackjack 109

3.  Space vessel launched from Earth in the late 1990s carrying the former dictator Khan Noonien Singh 
and his followers who had escaped from Earth after the Eugenics Wars?
 
A. USS Charleston
B. Botany Bay
C. Mariner
D. Ranger III
 

4.  What was the name of the early robotic interstellar probe launched from Earth in 2002 
on a mission to search for new lifeforms, however, after an accident its new purpose became 
to seek out and sterilize imperfect biological infestations.
 
A. Nomad
B. Voyager
C. Chaos
D. Prometheus
 
Space Flight Trivia 
1.  What is the first space flight undertaken in the Mercury Program?
 
A. Freedom 7; Shepard; May 5, 1961 (00:15:22)
B. Friendship 7; Glenn; May. 5, 1961 (04:55:23)
C. Sigma 7; Schirra; Oct. 3, 1962 (09:13:11)
D. Liberty Bell 7; Grissom; July 21, 1961 (00:15:37)
 

2.  Who was the crew of the last space flight undertaken in the Gemini Program?
 
A. Stafford, Cernan
B. Conrad, Gordon
C. McDivitt, White
D. Lovell, Aldrin
 

3.  What is the longest mission undertaken in the Apollo Missions?
 
A. Apollo 15; Scott, Worden, Irwin; July 26 - Aug. 7, 1971 
B. Apollo 17; Cernan, Evans, Schmitt; Dec. 7 - 19, 1972 
C. Apollo 11; Armstrong, Collins, Aldrin; July 16 - 24, 1969 
D. Apollo 7; Schirra, Eisele, Cunningham; Oct. 11 - 22, 1968 
 

4.  How many flights occurred under the SKYLAB SATURN IB program?
 
A. 1 Flights, 3 Astronauts Flown
B. 2 Flights, 6 Astronauts Flown
C. 3 Flights, 9 Astronauts Flown
D. 4 Flights, 12 Astronauts Flown
 

5.  Who commanded and piloted the first Space Shuttle?
 
A. John W. Young (Commander) & Robert L. Crippen (Pilot)
B. Joseph H. Engle (Commander) & Richard H. Truly (Pilot)
C. Paul J. Weitz  (Commander) & Karol J. Bobko  (Pilot)
D. Richard H. Truly (Commander) & Daniel C. Brandenstein  (Pilot)
 

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