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NASA Space Program

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






2. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






4. Why was NASA created?






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


6. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. What is the LEM?


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






15. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






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


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






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






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






21. What is the LEM?


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


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






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






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






26. What were the first words from the moon?


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






28. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






29. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






31. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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






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






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






36. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






37. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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


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






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






41. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






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






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






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






46. hen was NASA created?






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






48. hen was NASA created?






49. When was the Explorer I launched?






50. Name the 7 original astronauts