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NASA Space Program

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






2. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






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






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






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






8. When did the first American orbit the earth?






9. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






10. Who was president when NASA was created?






11. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






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






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


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






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






17. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






19. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






21. Why was NASA created?






22. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






24. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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


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


27. What were the first words from the moon?


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






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






30. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






32. What does NASA stand for?






33. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






42. hen was NASA created?






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






44. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






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






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






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






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


50. Name the 7 original astronauts