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NASA Space Program

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






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






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






4. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






6. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






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


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






10. When was the Explorer I launched?






11. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






13. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






14. Why was NASA created?






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






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






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


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






19. What does NASA stand for?






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






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






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


23. hen was NASA created?






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






31. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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


41. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






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






44. Name the 7 original astronauts






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


46. What is the LEM?


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






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






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






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