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NASA Space Program

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  • Answer 50 questions in 20 minutes. 2 minutes extra for reading the instructions.
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1. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?






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






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






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






5. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






6. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






8. When did the first American orbit the earth?






9. Why was NASA created?






10. Why was NASA created?






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


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






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






14. hen was NASA created?






15. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






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






18. hen was NASA created?






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






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






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


22. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






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






25. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






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






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






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






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


31. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






33. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






35. What does NASA stand for?






36. Name the 7 original astronauts






37. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






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






40. What does NASA stand for?






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






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






43. When was the first space shuttle launched?






44. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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






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






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


49. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






50. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?