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NASA Space Program

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






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






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






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






5. What does NASA stand for?






6. Name the 7 original astronauts






7. hen was NASA created?






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






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


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






11. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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






15. When was the Explorer I launched?






16. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






18. Name the 7 original astronauts






19. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






20. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






22. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






24. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






26. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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


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






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






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






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






32. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






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






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


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


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






38. What is the LEM?


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






40. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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






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


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






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






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






47. Why was NASA created?






48. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






50. Why was NASA created?