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NASA Space Program

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






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






3. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






5. hen was NASA created?






6. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






7. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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


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






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






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


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






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






14. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






15. What does NASA stand for?






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






17. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






18. What does NASA stand for?






19. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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






22. When was the Explorer I launched?






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


24. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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


27. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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


40. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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






44. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






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






47. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






48. Why was NASA created?






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






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