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Project Gemini
Test your knowledge of America's second manned space program.
Fun:
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Difficulty:
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Quiz ID: #1345
Category:
History
Submitted By:
cnmne
Question #1
Which was the longest Gemini mission?
Gemini 7
Gemini 9
Gemini 5
Gemini 11
Question #2
Gemini 8 had to make an emergency landing, ending its mission early. What was the reason?
One of the astronauts became ill
Damaged fuel cell
Loss of oxygen
Uncontrollable spinning
Question #3
Who was the first American to walk in space?
Edward H. White II
John W. Young
Charles Conrad, Jr.
Thomas P. Stafford
Question #4
Two Gemini capsules rendezvoused in space. Which two were they?
Gemini 8 and Gemini 9
Gemini 7 and Gemini 8
Gemini 5 and Gemini 6
Gemini 6 and Gemini 7
Question #5
Gemini 3 was the only spacecraft that was given a name. What was that name?
Mae West
Molly Brown
Lizzy
Dorothy
Question #6
Which rocket was used as a docking target for the Gemini missions?
Juno
Delta
Titan II
Agena
Question #7
Which Gemini mission holds the Project Gemini altitude record?
Gemini 9
Gemini 12
Gemini 10
Gemini 11
Question #8
Fuel cells were first used for electrical power during which Gemini mission?
Gemini 3
Gemini 6
Gemini 5
Gemini 4
Question #9
Which two astronauts flew the Gemini 10 mission?
John W. Young & Michael Collins
James A. Lovell, Jr. & Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.
Charles Conrad, Jr. & Richard F. Gordon, Jr.
Thomas P. Stafford & Eugene A. Cernan
Question #10
Which of the following Project Mercury astronauts did not fly in any Gemini mission?
Walter M. Schirra, Jr.
Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
L. Gordon Cooper, Jr.
Virgil I. Grissom
Question #11
The Trident rocket was used to boost the Gemini spacecraft into orbit.
True
False
Question #12
Gemini 2, though unmanned, carried two chimpanzees.
True
False
Question #13
Gemini 12 landed on solid ground rather than in the ocean.
True
False
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