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NASA Space Program

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






2. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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






5. Who was president when NASA was created?






6. What were the first words from the moon?


7. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






17. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






18. Why was NASA created?






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






20. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






22. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






23. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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






26. What is the LEM?


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


28. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






30. What were the first words from the moon?


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






32. Why was NASA created?






33. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






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






36. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






37. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






38. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






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






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






42. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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






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






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






47. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






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






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