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NASA Space Program

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1. hen was NASA created?






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






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


4. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






5. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






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






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






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






10. When did the first American orbit the earth?






11. What is the LEM?


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






13. What were the first words from the moon?


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






15. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






18. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






19. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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






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






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






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


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






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


27. What does NASA stand for?






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






36. hen was NASA created?






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






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






39. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






40. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






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






43. What is the LEM?


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






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






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






47. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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






50. When was the first space shuttle launched?