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NASA Space Program

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






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






12. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






14. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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






17. Why was NASA created?






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


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






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






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


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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






36. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






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






39. hen was NASA created?






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






41. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






43. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






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






47. Why was NASA created?






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


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


50. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?