Women in NASA

The group of women who helped put a man on the moon were
known as
women computers.
human computers.
space computers.

The women did advanced math calculations

using computers.
by using calculators.
by hand.

They had to make sure that the planes were

safe and fast.
efficient.
safe, fast, and efficient.

Their work was _____ for the astronauts.

life or death
life and death
safely

Hidden Figures is the story of how a small band of black women

joined the space program in the 50's and 60's,
describing female stereotypes and chastising a segregated system.
dying female stereotypes and challenging a separated system.
defying female stereotypes and challenging a segregated system.

Katherine Johnson still lives by the same ___ her father told her
when she was young: "You're as good as anybody else."
model
motto
mottle
What did Katherine Johnson's calculations help accomplish in
1969?
They calculated the trajectory of Alan Shepard's space flight.
They helped verify the numbers in John Glenn's orbit.
They helped the Apollo mission land on the moon.

Because of the Jim Crow laws, these women

had to sit at the back of the bus to get to work.
couldn't sit at the same lunch tables or use the same bathrooms as
whites.
All of the above.

Langley's newly ___ workforce made it not just a flight

laboratory, but a social experiment.
diverse
divorced
reversed

Leland Melvin said that after Johnson retired, her name was
spoken
in remembrance.
with hesitance.
in reverence.

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 Fun facts about Space Travel

1) It’s been estimated that the total cost of the Apollo 11 mission
that first put a man on the moon was $25.4 billion. In _______’s
money, that’s around $135 billion.
a) Yesterday
b) Tomorrow
c) Today

2) Ever heard the story of how NASA spent millions trying to

create a pen that would work in zero gravity, while the Russians
simply used a pencil? It’s not true. In fact, pencils are a hazard in
space – they are____________, and if the graphite tip breaks, it
could pose a risk to equipment.
a) Flammable
b) Breakable
c) Explode

3) NASA’s space pens were developed by a private pen company,

that spent around $1 million developing a pen that would work
in a vacuum, with zero gravity, while undergoing the extremes
of temperature, before selling 400 of them to the space agency at
________each.
a) $3.50
b) $2.95
c) $6.50
4) Various astronauts who have been on missions there claim that
the moon smells of________, or spent gunpowder. So not cheese
then.
a) wet ashes
b) steak
c) cheese
5) And astronauts have also reported that space itself smells
slightly of_______________.
 a) Cheese
b) burned steak
c) tomato

6) The early astronauts were unable to get life insurance, perhaps

understandably, for such a risky venture. So to ensure their
families would be taken care of if they failed to return, they
would autograph pictures of themselves, which could then be
__________off if needed. Luckily for heroes such as Neil
Armstrong, they never were.
a) Sold off
b) Rented off
c) Auctioned off
7) Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first
humans to land on the moon and safely return back to Earth. Not
only did they land on the moon but they went outside of the
spacecraft and walked around! It was 402,336 kilometer trip —
that’s like travelling around the Earth’s equator ____________
a) 5 times!
b) 10 times!
c) 20 times!
8) The average journey time for a space shuttle to reach space from
Earth is around _______________.
a) 5 minutes
b) 8 minutes.
c) 10 minutes
9) Space starts at ____ above the Earth. (100 kilometer)
a) 50 miles.
b) 62 miles
c) 40 miles
10) There is no sound in space because there is little to
no________ in space.
a) Atmosphere
b) Oxygen
c) air