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NASA Space Program

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1. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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


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


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






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






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






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






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






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






10. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






12. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






14. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






16. hen was NASA created?






17. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






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


20. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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






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






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






25. What is the LEM?


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






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






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






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






30. When was the Explorer I launched?






31. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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






34. What were the first words from the moon?


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






36. Why was NASA created?






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






38. Why was NASA created?






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






40. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






41. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






42. What were the first words from the moon?


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






44. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






45. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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






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






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






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