Topic: NASA trivia, and the space program in general 2

Charge 7 · January 13th, 2005

I always got a kick out of America's first woman astronaut being named Sally Ride. Wilson Pickett recorded the song some 20 years before she went up, but I'm sure there were many sound boxes blaring "Mustang Sally" to hear the refrain "ride Sally ride".

doomshot · January 14th, 2005

I think that the was the song that was playing.

Trevor · February 9th, 2005

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Originally Posted by doomshot

Bonus In Kazakhstan.
1.Leroy Chiao and Salizhan Sharipov
2. Gordon Cooper
3.It is to protect the orbiter and its payloads from damage by acoustical energy and rocket exhaust reflected from the flame trench and Mobile Launcher Platform during launch
4. To assemble the Saturn V rockets
5. Russian Colonel-Engineer Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova
For America is Sally Kisten Ride

Very good, Doomshot. 4/5.

Bonus Question: Who was the first woman to WALK in space?

1. How many RCS thrusters does the orbiter have? (Foward and rear)
2. What does the SPS engine on the Apollo Service Module stand for?
3. Apollo 13 Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise didn't fly in space again. However, he did do approach and landing tests for this vehicle. What was it?
4. What Lunar probe did Charles Conrad and Alan Bean land near in the Ocean of Storms on Apollo 12?
5. Who was the commander of STS-71 and why was this mission so important?

doomshot · February 12th, 2005

Bonus Svetlana Savitskaya

1. 38 primary thrusters and 6 vernier thrusters
2.service propulsion system
3. Space Shuttle "Enterprise"
4. Surveyor 3
5. Commander was Robert L. "Hoot" Gibson. The mission was important because it showed United State's and Russia's willingness to cooperate with each other.

Trevor · April 18th, 2005

1. Where on the moon did Apollo 14 land?
2. How many tons of fuel per second did the Saturn V F-1 engines put out at lift-off?
3. When was the final shuttle mission to Mir?
4. What was the name of the Apollo 9 Lunar Module
5. What space probe recently landed on Saturn's moon Titan?

doomshot · May 7th, 2005

1. Apollo 14 landed in the Fra Mauro region.
2. 2.6 ton/sec
3. June 2, 1998, 6:06:24 PM EDT
4. Spider
5. Huygens probe

Trevor · May 10th, 2005

Well done 4/5.

1. How high of temperatures can the Reinforced Carbon-Carbon (RCC) on the shuttle take? (RCC is on the wing leading edges and nose)
2. Who said "Magnificent desolation" when he first set foot on the moon?
3. What was the official designation of the shuttle Challenger? (OV-what?)
4. Why was this number lower than Columbia and Enterprise?
5. What apollo mission launched a satellite to orbit the moon?

Bonus: How many tons of fuel per second does the Saturn V F-1 engines put out at lift-off?

DieZel · July 5th, 2005

1. How high of temperatures can the Reinforced Carbon-Carbon (RCC) on the shuttle take? (RCC is on the wing leading edges and nose)
---->nearly 3000 F
2. Who said "Magnificent desolation" when he first set foot on the moon?
----> EDwin Aldrin- the second person to walk on the Moon
3. What was the official designation of the shuttle Challenger? (OV-what?)
---->OV99 I think
4. Why was this number lower than Columbia and Enterprise?
----->?
5. What apollo mission launched a satellite to orbit the moon?
---->Apollo-Soyuz mission
Bonus: How many tons of fuel per second does the Saturn V F-1 engines put out at lift-off?
----> no idea

PS I came across this interesting trivia- Shuttle Columbia Trivia Quiz, and thought you might like it.

January 13th, 2005	Post 11
Charge 7 Master Gunner	I always got a kick out of America's first woman astronaut being named Sally Ride. Wilson Pickett recorded the song some 20 years before she went up, but I'm sure there were many sound boxes blaring "Mustang Sally" to hear the refrain "ride Sally ride". __________________ "Do not forget your dogs of war, your big guns, which are the most-to-be respected arguments of the rights of kings." - Frederick the Great, King of Prussia

January 14th, 2005	Post 12
doomshot Immunes	I think that the was the song that was playing. __________________ And when he gets to heaven, To Saint Peter he will tell: One more soldier reporting, sir-- I\'ve served my time in h**l. -Marine Grave inscription on Guadalcanal, 1942

February 12th, 2005	Post 14
doomshot Immunes	Bonus Svetlana Savitskaya 1. 38 primary thrusters and 6 vernier thrusters 2.service propulsion system 3. Space Shuttle "Enterprise" 4. Surveyor 3 5. Commander was Robert L. "Hoot" Gibson. The mission was important because it showed United State's and Russia's willingness to cooperate with each other.

April 18th, 2005	Post 15
Trevor Tribuni Angusticlavii	1. Where on the moon did Apollo 14 land? 2. How many tons of fuel per second did the Saturn V F-1 engines put out at lift-off? 3. When was the final shuttle mission to Mir? 4. What was the name of the Apollo 9 Lunar Module 5. What space probe recently landed on Saturn's moon Titan?

May 7th, 2005	Post 16
doomshot Immunes	1. Apollo 14 landed in the Fra Mauro region. 2. 2.6 ton/sec 3. June 2, 1998, 6:06:24 PM EDT 4. Spider 5. Huygens probe

May 10th, 2005	Post 17
Trevor Tribuni Angusticlavii	Well done 4/5. 1. How high of temperatures can the Reinforced Carbon-Carbon (RCC) on the shuttle take? (RCC is on the wing leading edges and nose) 2. Who said "Magnificent desolation" when he first set foot on the moon? 3. What was the official designation of the shuttle Challenger? (OV-what?) 4. Why was this number lower than Columbia and Enterprise? 5. What apollo mission launched a satellite to orbit the moon? Bonus: How many tons of fuel per second does the Saturn V F-1 engines put out at lift-off?

July 5th, 2005	Post 18
DieZel Tirones	1. How high of temperatures can the Reinforced Carbon-Carbon (RCC) on the shuttle take? (RCC is on the wing leading edges and nose) ---->nearly 3000 F 2. Who said "Magnificent desolation" when he first set foot on the moon? ----> EDwin Aldrin- the second person to walk on the Moon 3. What was the official designation of the shuttle Challenger? (OV-what?) ---->OV99 I think 4. Why was this number lower than Columbia and Enterprise? ----->? 5. What apollo mission launched a satellite to orbit the moon? ---->Apollo-Soyuz mission Bonus: How many tons of fuel per second does the Saturn V F-1 engines put out at lift-off? ----> no idea PS I came across this interesting trivia- Shuttle Columbia Trivia Quiz, and thought you might like it.