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NASA Space Program

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






2. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






4. What does NASA stand for?






5. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






6. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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


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






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






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






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






12. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






14. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






16. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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


19. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






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






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


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






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






25. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






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






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






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






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


31. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






32. When was the Explorer I launched?






33. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






34. What is the LEM?


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






36. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






38. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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






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






42. What is the LEM?


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






44. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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


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






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






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






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