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NASA Space Program

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1. What is the LEM?


2. What were President John F. Kennedy's words on May 25 - 1961?






3. When did the first American orbit the earth?






4. hen was NASA created?






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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


13. Why did the Apollo 13 command module not land on the moon?






14. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






15. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






16. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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


18. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






20. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






22. What were President John F. Kennedy's words on May 25 - 1961?






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






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






25. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






27. Why was NASA created?






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


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






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






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






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


33. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






35. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






37. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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


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


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






42. What does NASA stand for?






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






44. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






45. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?






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






47. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






48. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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