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NASA Space Program

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






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






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






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






5. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






7. Why was NASA created?






8. What is the LEM?


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






10. hen was NASA created?






11. What does NASA stand for?






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






13. hen was NASA created?






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






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






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






17. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






26. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






28. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






30. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






31. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






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






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






35. What were the first words from the moon?


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






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


38. When did the first American orbit the earth?






39. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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






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






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






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






45. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






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


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






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






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