Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Q. NASA's first human spaceflight program specialized in orbital and sub-orbital flight, with capsules only large enough to hold one pilot. What was the program called?

A. Project Mercury

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Q. Who is the only astronaut to have hit a golf ball on the moon?
A. Alan B. Shepard

Monday, July 26, 2010

Q. In 1958, which US President signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, officially establishing NASA?

A. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Q: Christa McAuliffe was the first teacher in space. Who is the scheduled to be the second?
A: Barbara Morgan

Friday, July 23, 2010

Q: What was the wingspan of the solar-powered Helios spacecraft?
A: 247ft

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Q: How many Tracking and Data Relay Satellite Systems (TDRSS) satellites are on-orbit today?
A: The TDRSS space segment consists of seven on-orbit satellites.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Q: Which astronaut was the only one of the Mercury 7 astronauts to fly in all three of NASA's 'Moon Shot' programs (Mercury, Gemini and Apollo)?
A: Wally A. Schirra was the only man to fly in all three projects. Alan Shepard flew in Mercury and Apollo, but not in Gemini. Gus Grissom was involved in all three project, flying in Mercury and Gemini, but he was killed during a pre-flight simulation in his Apollo 1 capsule, so he never actually flew in the Apollo program.