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Topic: Space exploration history trivia questions
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SkyMan1958
Member Posts: 867
From: CA.
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 07-05-2012 04:27 PM
   
Let's try a thread with space trivia questions. Anyone is welcome to add a question or an answer.So, to start it off, how many people commanded more than one Apollo flight, and can you name the commander(s)? (In this case Apollo means any flight using an Apollo Command Module). |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 07-05-2012 04:29 PM
Two: Stafford and Conrad. Apollo 10 and ASTP, Apollo 12 and Skylab 2 (the first manned Skylab) respectively.A nice simple question - Who was the first astronaut to reportedly urinate on the moon? |
star51L
Member Posts: 340
From: Vilano Beach, FL, USA
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 07-05-2012 04:39 PM
Buzz Aldrin.Next question: name all 5 astronauts who performed an EVA and a moonwalk. |
Rick Mulheirn
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From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 07-05-2012 04:49 PM
Aldrin, Conrad and Bean (Skylab), Scott and Cernan excluding Apollo 15, 16 and 17 transluner film retrieval EVAs; Duke stood up in the CM hatch but not sure about Irwin and Schmitt.Which Apollo spacecraft achieved the greatest inflight velocity/speed and what was the speed? |
MattJL
Member Posts: 57
From: New Jersey, US
Registered: May 2012
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posted 07-05-2012 04:49 PM
Buzz Aldrin, Gene Cernan, Dave Scott, Jim Irwin, and Charlie Duke.Next question: Name the Apollo astronaut who has flown into space closest to the present day. Also name the mission. |
KenDavis
Member Posts: 187
From: W.Sussex United Kingdom
Registered: May 2003
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posted 07-05-2012 04:50 PM
- Aldrin: Gemini 12 and Apollo 11
- Conrad: Skylab 2 and Apollo 12
- Scott: Apollo 9 and Apollo 15
- Young: Gemini 10 and Apollo 16
- Cernan: Gemini 9 and Apollo 17
How many times were both launch pads occupied by shuttle? |
MattJL
Member Posts: 57
From: New Jersey, US
Registered: May 2012
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posted 07-05-2012 04:51 PM
Apollo 10.Same question as before, since I got that answer wrong. |
KenDavis
Member Posts: 187
From: W.Sussex United Kingdom
Registered: May 2003
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posted 07-05-2012 04:53 PM
Wow, three answers all within a minute. I now think the correct answer is six. |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 07-05-2012 04:57 PM
Which astronaut performed 3 EVA and a moonwalk? |
mach3valkyrie
Member Posts: 719
From: Albany, Oregon
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 07-05-2012 05:10 PM
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Originally posted by MattJL:
Name the Apollo astronaut who has flown into space closest to the present day. Also name the mission.
Vance Brand. ASTP and STS-35 (1990) |
MattJL
Member Posts: 57
From: New Jersey, US
Registered: May 2012
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posted 07-05-2012 05:14 PM
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Originally posted by Rick Mulheirn:
Which astronaut performed 3 EVA and a moonwalk?
Buzz Aldrin.
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MattJL
Member Posts: 57
From: New Jersey, US
Registered: May 2012
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posted 07-05-2012 05:22 PM
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Originally posted by MattJL:
Apollo 10.
Forgive me for forgetting the speed, which was 38,897 kilometers per hour. |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 07-05-2012 06:14 PM
3 EVA and a moonwalk was Dave Scott. Standup EVA on Apollo 9, standup EVA from the top of the LM on the surface, standup EVA on the trip home for the SIM bay film cannister retrieval and of course his surface activities. |
star51L
Member Posts: 340
From: Vilano Beach, FL, USA
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 07-05-2012 06:29 PM
Rick Mulheirn's answer to my question is correct, as I forgot Charlie Duke standing up in the hatch on 16, similar to Scott doing the same on 9. If Schmitt and Irwin did the same on their flights, I guess the real answer is 8.  Next question: On how many backup crews did Stu Roosa serve? |
canyon42
Member Posts: 238
From: Ohio
Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 07-05-2012 11:11 PM
What do these Apollo missions share in common: 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, and 17 (but not 1, 8, 11, 14, 15, or 16)? |
randy
Member Posts: 2176
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 07-06-2012 12:18 AM
One or more member(s) of the crew got sick.Name astronauts that flew on Gemini, Apollo and Shuttle. |
LM-12
Member Posts: 3207
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 07-06-2012 04:46 AM
Which NASA astronauts made their rookie flights in Russian spacecraft? |
garymilgrom
Member Posts: 1966
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 07-06-2012 07:17 AM
I think John Young is the only astronaut to have flown on Gemini, Apollo and Shuttle. |
ilbasso
Member Posts: 1522
From: Greensboro, NC USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 07-06-2012 08:12 AM
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Originally posted by canyon42:
What do these Apollo missions share in common: 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, and 17 (but not 1, 8, 11, 14, 15, or 16)?
I don't think that's correct. Borman got sick on 8, and Young had some intestinal distress on 16 because of the potassium-laden citrus fruit. |
canyon42
Member Posts: 238
From: Ohio
Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 07-06-2012 09:18 AM
Nope, being sick has nothing to do with what I was thinking. If you concentrate on the numbers, you might be able to patch together an answer. |
Fezman92
Member Posts: 1031
From: New Jersey, USA
Registered: Mar 2010
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posted 07-06-2012 10:03 AM
quote:
Originally posted by canyon42:
What do these Apollo missions share in common: 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, and 17 (but not 1, 8, 11, 14, 15, or 16)?
7, 13, and 17 are prime numbers and the others aren't. |
ilbasso
Member Posts: 1522
From: Greensboro, NC USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 07-06-2012 10:24 AM
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Originally posted by canyon42:
What do these Apollo missions share in common: 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, and 17 (but not 1, 8, 11, 14, 15, or 16)?
The crew patches for 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, and 17 have the mission number in Roman numerals. The others have Arabic numerals. ...although 15 is a hybrid, as the official patch also has an XV hidden in the walls of adjoining craters on the Moon. What do Apollo 9, 12, 15, and 16 have in common that the other missions do not? |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 07-06-2012 11:15 AM
Who walked on the Moon having earlier had major surgery? |
chet
Member Posts: 1506
From: Beverly Hills, Calif.
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 07-06-2012 12:21 PM
Alan Shepard.For what it's worth, when my children were little I posed this riddle to each: Twelve men walked on the moon, but the twelfth man on the moon wasn't the last to walk there... how is that possible? (Happy to say each of them figured it out). |
randy
Member Posts: 2176
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 07-06-2012 12:57 PM
Harrison Schmitt was the 12th on the moon, but Gene Cernan was the last to leave. |
MattJL
Member Posts: 57
From: New Jersey, US
Registered: May 2012
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posted 07-06-2012 01:30 PM
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Originally posted by ilbasso:
What do Apollo 9, 12, 15, and 16 have in common that the other missions do not?
Okay, this is a really wild guess, and is probably wrong, but each one of those insignia has something relating to the United States on them. (Apollo 9 has the colors red, white, and blue and the "USA" marked on the Saturn V, 12 has the American flag on the tall ship, 15 has the red, white, and blue birds, and 16 has the shield and eagle, to be specific). |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 07-06-2012 02:25 PM
Nope Chet - wasn't Shepard. Surgery was more major than he had. |
garymilgrom
Member Posts: 1966
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 07-06-2012 03:07 PM
Randy is my John Young answer correct? |
BBlatcher
Member Posts: 57
From: Savannah, GA, USA
Registered: Aug 2011
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posted 07-06-2012 03:37 PM
quote:
Originally posted by moorouge:
Who walked on the Moon having earlier had major surgery?
Jim Irwin, Apollo 15 LM pilot. He nearly lost his leg in a flight accident with a student he was training. He also had compound fractures and amnesia. Who was the astronaut designated by Slayton and most of NASA higher ups to be the first man on the moon? |
chet
Member Posts: 1506
From: Beverly Hills, Calif.
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 07-06-2012 04:07 PM
OK, Irwin, not Shepard.(But for the record, for many people, ANY surgery is major) |
canyon42
Member Posts: 238
From: Ohio
Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 07-06-2012 04:08 PM
Grissom is the one I've always heard was a "front-runner" to land first on the moon.As for the patch question, yes, the Roman/"normal" numbers is correct. I'm aware of the hallmark on 15 (got that patch), but I don't think that was part of the "official" design, was it? Thought about trying to include the Skylab missions in that question, but then it gets too confusing which mission you're talking about! |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 07-06-2012 04:11 PM
Nope = wasn't Irwin either. The one I'm thinking of had part of his colon removed before selection as an astronaut. And as a further clue - his name has cropped up on this thread. |
randy
Member Posts: 2176
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 07-06-2012 04:14 PM
Gary- yes, it is. |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 07-06-2012 04:20 PM
Another tester - who made the decision to replace Slayton on MA-7 with Carpenter rather than go with Schirra as the designated back-up? |
BBlatcher
Member Posts: 57
From: Savannah, GA, USA
Registered: Aug 2011
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posted 07-06-2012 04:25 PM
Surgery after a jet crash, where a guy almost loses his leg, isn't major?! |
jasonelam
Member Posts: 691
From: Monticello, KY USA
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted 07-06-2012 05:36 PM
Jack Schmitt had surgery for a congenital (sp? ) bowel defect. |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 07-07-2012 01:28 AM
quote:
Originally posted by jasonelam:
Jack Schmitt had surgery for a congenital (sp? ) bowel defect.
Yep! That's who I was thinking of. Now - who selected Carpenter for the MA-7 flight? |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 07-07-2012 03:43 AM
An easy one - what links Vostok 2 to Apollo 11 and Vostok 3 and Soyuz 9 to Apollo 15? |
jasonelam
Member Posts: 691
From: Monticello, KY USA
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted 07-07-2012 08:55 AM
Callsigns. Eagle for Vostok 2 and Apollo 11, Falcon for Soyuz 9, Vostok 3 and Apollo 15.Ok, gonna try this. Who was the last person to fly in space alone? |
LM1
Member Posts: 667
From: New York, NY
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 07-07-2012 09:20 AM
Was the last person to fly in space alone - Liwei Yang - Shenzhou V - 2003? Or, do you mean the last person to be left alone on the ISS? |
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