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NASA Space Program

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who was the first American to walk in space?






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






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






4. What does NASA stand for?






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






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






7. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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


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






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






11. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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






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


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


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






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






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






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


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






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


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






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






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






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






26. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






28. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






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






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






32. hen was NASA created?






33. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






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






37. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






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






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






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






43. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






45. Name the 7 original astronauts






46. What is the LEM?


47. When did the first American orbit the earth?






48. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






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