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NASA Space Program

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






2. Why was NASA created?






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






4. hen was NASA created?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. When did the first American orbit the earth?






23. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






24. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






25. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Why was NASA created?






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






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






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






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


39. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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


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






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






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






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


46. What were the first words from the moon?


47. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






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






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