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NASA Space Program

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1. When was the Explorer I launched?






2. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






4. Name the 7 original astronauts






5. What were the first words from the moon?


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






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


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






9. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






17. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






18. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






19. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






20. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






32. What were the first words from the moon?


33. What is the LEM?


34. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






35. What is the LEM?


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






37. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






38. What does NASA stand for?






39. What does NASA stand for?






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






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






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






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






44. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






46. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






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






50. hen was NASA created?