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Topic: Space exploration history trivia questions
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fredtrav
Member Posts: 1673
From: Birmingham AL
Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 07-09-2012 03:05 PM
   
Alan Bean slept upside down to stop the air from going up his nose. From Homesteading Space. |
Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3118
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 07-09-2012 03:27 PM
Roughly what weight of ice adhered to the Saturn V just before launch? |
mikej
Member Posts: 481
From: Germantown, WI USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 07-09-2012 05:25 PM
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Originally posted by Blackarrow:
Roughly what weight of ice adhered to the Saturn V just before launch?
Depends on what you mean by "just before launch". In the case of SA-506, at S-IC ignition the frost weights were - S-IC: 1400 lb/635 kg
- S-II: 450 lb/204 kg
- S-IVB: 300 lb/136 kg
But by holddown arm release: - S-IC: 650 lb/295 kg
- S-II: 450 lb/204 kg
- S-IVB: 200 lb/91 kg
Looks like that S-II stage was stubborn, not shedding any frost prior to lift-off (although I see it was frost-free by S-II ignition). |
jasonelam
Member Posts: 691
From: Monticello, KY USA
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted 07-09-2012 09:58 PM
Okay, let me try this again...What four U.S. states have NOT been the birthplace of an astronaut? |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 07-10-2012 12:31 AM
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Originally posted by fredtrav:
Alan Bean slept upside down to stop the air from going up his nose. From Homesteading Space.
Interesting response. Contemporary reports say that it was Pete Conrad. Which raises another question. What, it is claimed, was Al Bean the only one to achieve on Skylab? |
dogcrew5369
Member Posts: 750
From: Statesville, NC
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 07-10-2012 03:39 PM
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Originally posted by jasonelam:
What four U.S. states have NOT been the birthplace of an astronaut?
Alaska, Nevada, Vermont, and Wyoming. |
fredtrav
Member Posts: 1673
From: Birmingham AL
Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 07-10-2012 04:12 PM
As far as Bean sleeping upside down, you can read it in his journal in "Homesteading Space" on Page 286 and again on 288. |
Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3118
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 07-10-2012 04:22 PM
Right, killing three birds with one stone:Mikej: I was thinking of a comment by Jack King during the Apollo 8 countdown when he said the weight of ice attached to the whole vehicle was about 1,200 pounds. This was one or two minutes before lift-off. Fredtrav: What is "upside down" in space, and how can a weightless man in orbit be "upside down"? Moorouge: Wasn't Bean the only astronaut who was able to float along the whole of Skylab's long axis without touching the sides? |
fredtrav
Member Posts: 1673
From: Birmingham AL
Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 07-10-2012 04:25 PM
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Originally posted by moorouge:
Which raises another question. What, it is claimed, was Al Bean the only one to achieve on Skylab?
He was the only crew member to be able to float down the central tunnel from one end to the other without touching anything.It was that or he was the first astronaut to talk with his family privately. The first manned Skylab mission did not allow for the crew to talk privately with family, but NASA relaxed the rules for the second mission. |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 07-11-2012 12:38 AM
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Originally posted by Blackarrow:
Wasn't Bean the only astronaut who was able to float along the whole of Skylab's long axis without touching the sides?
Quite correct. |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 07-11-2012 01:24 AM
A couple more Skylab questions.What was the limit of audibility using a normal speaking voice? What did the Skylab 2 crew leave behind in locker T027 because it wouldn't fit into the trash airlock? |
moorouge
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From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 07-11-2012 02:08 AM
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Originally posted by fredtrav:
As far as Bean sleeping upside down, you can read it in his journal in "Homesteading Space" on Page 286 and again on 288.
You may well be correct. However, this isn't the first time that contemporary accounts have differed from astronaut memoirs.
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-11-2012 07:48 AM
Alan Bean's journal, as reprinted in "Homesteading Space" is about as contemporary as an account can get: it was written aboard Skylab during the mission. |
moorouge
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From: U.K.
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posted 07-11-2012 12:30 PM
I'm not going to argue Robert. However, the newspapers at the time clearly report that it was Conrad.
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canyon42
Member Posts: 238
From: Ohio
Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 07-11-2012 01:05 PM
Well, what's the date of these newspaper reports? If it's before the second mission, then maybe they BOTH did it. If it's later than that, then it's more likely to be a mistake. |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 07-11-2012 01:38 PM
'Contemporary' means just that - written at the time of the flight.And just to correct what appears to be a misrepresentation of what I actually said - I merely pointed out that Conrad was said at the time to have slept 'upside down'. I have never said that Bean didn't and acknowledged that there were two accounts of who did so. Canyon42 is most likely correct - they both did. |
jasonelam
Member Posts: 691
From: Monticello, KY USA
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted 07-11-2012 05:08 PM
In his autobiography, Chris Kraft tells of his friendship with Deke Slayton and how Deke taught him how to enjoy some of the finer "drinks" in the world. There was one time, however, where Chris questioned Deke's expertise. What was the questionable beverage? BONUS: where did the drink take place? |
fredtrav
Member Posts: 1673
From: Birmingham AL
Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 07-11-2012 05:18 PM
It was when they went to St. Louis and Chris complained it was cold and Deke popped out of his briefcase a bottle of "White Lightning." |
Mr. Apollo 17
Member Posts: 55
From: Ashland, OH USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 07-11-2012 05:44 PM
What did Geunter Wendt tell Armstrong regarding "little green men" on the moon?What did Wendt give the crew of Apollo 11 before liftoff? Got these from my "The Light Stuff" book by Bob Ward. |
MattJL
Member Posts: 57
From: New Jersey, US
Registered: May 2012
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posted 07-12-2012 07:12 PM
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Originally posted by Mr. Apollo 17:
What did Wendt give the crew of Apollo 11 before liftoff?
It was a styrofoam crescent Moon, I think. I recall reading something about the "Keys to the Moon," but I'm not sure if they are one and the same.
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jasonelam
Member Posts: 691
From: Monticello, KY USA
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted 07-12-2012 08:00 PM
What did the Apollo 11 crew give to Guenter Wendt? |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 07-16-2012 10:58 AM
I suppose I'd better give the answers to the two Skylab questions I posed.Because of the low pressure atmosphere 15 ft was about limit of audibility with a normal speaking voice. Consequently crews were often hoarse through shouting. The crew left behind in container T027 a urine separator that would not fit into trash airlock. |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 07-19-2012 08:11 AM
Which was the first 100% commercially sponsored manned space mission? |
dogcrew5369
Member Posts: 750
From: Statesville, NC
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 07-19-2012 09:10 AM
Was it not Mike Melvill's first flight to 62 miles on June 21, 2004 onboard SpaceShipOne. |
jasonelam
Member Posts: 691
From: Monticello, KY USA
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted 07-19-2012 07:28 PM
Soyuz TM-30, the last flight to Mir. |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 08-12-2012 09:16 AM
This thread seems to have become dormant, so I'll try to give it the kiss of life!What advice did LBJ give to Al Shepard following the latter's Mercury flight? |
onesmallstep
Member Posts: 1310
From: Staten Island, New York USA
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 08-12-2012 12:18 PM
Paraphrasing LBJ, it was a free meal and a trip to the bathroom. My question: name the only astronauts to play in a professional sports league.. |
dogcrew5369
Member Posts: 750
From: Statesville, NC
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 08-12-2012 01:08 PM
I believe Leland Melvin was on his way to being an NFL player before an injury. Carpenter was into Fencing. Pinky Nelson was a professional baseball prospect at one point, Sally Ride was a Junior Tennis Pro, Sonny Carter played pro soccer and Steve Smith played on college Water Polo teams. Of course not all these are pro. Not sure if that is all. |
SkyMan1958
Member Posts: 867
From: CA.
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 08-12-2012 06:11 PM
quote:
Originally posted by jasonelam:
What did the Apollo 11 crew give to Guenter Wendt?
Guenter was a fisherman who sometimes embellished his fish stories. Mike Collins got the smallest trout he could find (roughly the size of a minnow) and nailed it, uncured, to a plaque inscribed, "Guenter's Trophy Trout". |
SkyMan1958
Member Posts: 867
From: CA.
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 10-11-2012 01:42 PM
Not much action here for a while. Let's try another one...What was the first satellite to be placed in geostationary orbit, and what year did this occur? |
p51
Member Posts: 1642
From: Olympia, WA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 10-11-2012 01:58 PM
quote:
Originally posted by SkyMan1958:
What was the first satellite to be placed in geostationary orbit, and what year did this occur?
Intelsat I was the first commercial one, I think in 1965.Here's mine:
The tiny community of Miccosukee, Florida was important for which astronaut and why? |
LM1
Member Posts: 667
From: New York, NY
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 10-11-2012 02:31 PM
Is it because Astronaut Clifton Williams died near there in a T-38 crash on 10/5/1967? |
p51
Member Posts: 1642
From: Olympia, WA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 10-11-2012 02:33 PM
quote:
Originally posted by LM1:
Is it because Astronaut Clifton Williams died near there in a T-38 crash on 10/5/1967?
Ding ding! The floor is yours! |
LM1
Member Posts: 667
From: New York, NY
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 10-11-2012 02:47 PM
Was Clifton Williams correct?If so - How many Enterprise ALT tests were held in 1977? |
fredtrav
Member Posts: 1673
From: Birmingham AL
Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 10-11-2012 04:11 PM
Five free flight but I believe a total of sixteen altogether |
SkyMan1958
Member Posts: 867
From: CA.
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 10-11-2012 04:15 PM
The geostationary satellite I'm looking for was not Intelsat 1. quote:
Originally posted by LM1:
How many Enterprise ALT tests were held in 1977?
16... or 5 if you're just counting "free" flights. |
LM-12
Member Posts: 3207
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 10-11-2012 05:32 PM
quote:
Originally posted by SkyMan1958:
What was the first satellite to be placed in geostationary orbit, and what year did this occur?
Syncom 3 in 1964.This article also explains the difference between a geostationary orbit and a geosynchronous orbit. |
LM1
Member Posts: 667
From: New York, NY
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posted 10-11-2012 05:48 PM
I meant to say Free Flights, so 5 is correct. |
SkyMan1958
Member Posts: 867
From: CA.
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posted 10-11-2012 06:02 PM
quote:
Originally posted by LM-12:
Syncom 3 in 1964.
We have a winner! |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 10-12-2012 01:55 AM
Talking about telecommunications - when was the first broadcast made from space using which satellite and who made it? |
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