2015[08]Q -- Ins-Net Qs for Feb 20, 2015_"STS-95 -- Around the World in 134 Passes"

Insomniac-Net Questions -- Friday[08], Feb 20, 2015
Tonight's Topic: "STS-95 -- Around the World in 134 Passes"
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    In 1962 on this day in history (53 years ago) -- January 20 -- John Glenn became the first American Astronaut to orbit the earth.
    LW remembers watching the launch and recovery of Mercury Capsule 13 -- nicknamed Friendship 7 -- on TV.
    Some thirty-six years later and five miles away from (KSC) Launch Pad 39B, LW viewed the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery (Mission STS-95) -- with John Glenn aboard -- on October 29, 1998.
    Perhaps you, too, might remember seeing or hearing about these spectacular American space flights.
    Accordingly, for tonight's 3 questions, we wonder how much do you know about John Glenn's two adventures into space?
    So, please choose from any of the 3 (reuseable) answers of "A", "B", or "C" (if applicable!) for each questions listed below.
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    ++ "STS-95 -- Around the World in 134 Passes" ++   
Question #1: In 1962, John Glenn's orbits on Friendship 7 were actually lower and faster than those on Discovery (STS-95). So, how long was Glenn's flight on Friendship 7?
        A. nearly 1.5 hours (or 88 minutes), or
        B. nearly 5 hours, or
        C. nearly 11.5 hours

Question #2: During the STS-95 Mission, Discovery orbited the earth 134 times. Thus, according to NASA, the 77-year old John Glenn became the oldest human ever to orbit the earth in a spacecraft. However, during his first space flight in 1962, how many orbits did Glenn make on Friendship 7?
        A. 2, or
        B. 3, or
        C. 7

Question #3: Also, according to NASA, Glenn was the very first astronaut in history to use an on-board spacecraft computer  -- True or False?
        A. True, or
        B. False

[SOURCES: TBA]
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++  QUOTES OF THE DAY ++ -- John Glenn talking with fellow Mercury Astronaut Gordon Cooper at end of Glenn's first orbit:

“That was sure a short day.”
“Say again, Friendship 7.”
“That was about the shortest day I’ve ever run into.”
“Time passes rapidly, eh?”
“Yes Sir.”

 [SOURCE: TBA]
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