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NASA Space Program

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






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






3. Who was the first American to walk in space?






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






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






6. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






7. What does NASA stand for?






8. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






10. What were the first words from the moon?


11. Name the 7 original astronauts






12. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






14. How many more Apollo missions were there to the moon? Why or why not?






15. What is the LEM?


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






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






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






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






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






21. What country was the first human to fly in space from?






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






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






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






25. What does NASA stand for?






26. What astronauts were on the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?






27. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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


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






30. When did the first American orbit the earth?






31. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






32. What is the name of the first space shuttle launched?






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






34. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






35. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






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






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






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






40. What is the name of the first articial satellite that was launched?






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






42. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






43. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






44. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






45. Name the 7 original astronauts






46. hen was NASA created?






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






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






49. When was the Explorer I launched?






50. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?