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NASA Space Program

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






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






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






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






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






6. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






8. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






9. What were the first words from the moon?


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






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






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






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






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






15. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






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






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






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






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






21. Name the 7 original astronauts






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


23. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






26. What does NASA stand for?






27. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






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






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






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






32. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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






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






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


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


38. When did the first American orbit the earth?






39. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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






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






44. When was the Explorer I launched?






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


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






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






48. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






50. Who was president when NASA was created?