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NASA Space Program

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1. What were the objectives of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?


2. What does NASA stand for?






3. What were the first words as man stepped on the moon?


4. What was the name of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?






5. Who were the astronauts of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?






6. What was the size of the first articial satellite that was launched?






7. When did the first American orbit the earth?






8. What was aboard the second articial satellite that was launched?






9. Who were the astronauts of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?






10. As a group - how were the 7 original astronauts known?






11. What date did the Apollo mission land on the moon?






12. What was the name of the Apollo 13 command module? LEM?






13. How long was the flight of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?






14. What was the difference between the second man in space program for the U.S. And the Mercury program?






15. How many flights were in the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?






16. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?






17. What is the number of orbits the first American to orbit the earth complete?






18. What is the date the first human flew in space?






19. Who was the first human to fly in space?






20. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






21. How many applicants for the first group of astronauts?






22. What does NASA stand for?






23. What was the importance of the launching of the Explorer I?






24. When did the first American orbit the earth?






25. What was happening in history to prompt President John F. Kennedy's speech of May 25 - 1961?


26. What was the second man in space program for the U.S.?






27. What were the objectives of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?


28. When did the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?






29. Who was president when NASA was created?






30. What date did the first American walk in space?






31. What date did the Apollo mission land on the moon?






32. What was the name of the command module of the Apollo mission that landed on the moon? LEM?






33. What was the name of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?






34. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






35. What was the name of the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?






36. How long was the flight of the first manned space module launched in the history of the U.S.?






37. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






38. Why was NASA created?






39. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?






40. How many flights were in the first man-in-space project for the U.S.?






41. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?






42. What was the difference between the second man in space program for the U.S. And the Mercury program?






43. What were the goals of the second man in space program for the U.S.?


44. What was the name of the Apollo 13 command module? LEM?






45. What Apollo mission was the first to orbit the moon?






46. What was the size of the first articial satellite that was launched?






47. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






48. When was the Explorer I launched?






49. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






50. What is the date the first human flew in space?