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NASA Space Program

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






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






3. Why was NASA created?






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






5. hen was NASA created?






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






16. What were the first words from the moon?


17. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






27. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






28. What does NASA stand for?






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


30. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






32. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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


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






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






37. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






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






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






41. What is the LEM?


42. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






44. hen was NASA created?






45. What were the first words from the moon?


46. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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






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