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NASA Space Program

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1. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






3. Name the 7 original astronauts






4. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






5. hen was NASA created?






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






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






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






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






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


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


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






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






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






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


16. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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






19. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






20. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. What is the LEM?


28. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






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






32. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






34. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






35. What does NASA stand for?






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






44. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






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


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






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






49. When was the Explorer I launched?






50. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?