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NASA Space Program

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






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






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






4. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






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






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






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






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


10. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






11. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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


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






14. What does NASA stand for?






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






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






17. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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






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






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






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






23. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






25. What does NASA stand for?






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






35. When did the first American orbit the earth?






36. When was the Explorer I launched?






37. When was the first space shuttle launched?






38. Who was president when NASA was created?






39. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






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






42. hen was NASA created?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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