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NASA Space Program

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






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






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






4. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






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


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






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






16. When was the first space shuttle launched?






17. Who was president when NASA was created?






18. Who was president when NASA was created?






19. What does NASA stand for?






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






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






22. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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


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


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






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






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






28. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






29. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






31. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






33. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






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






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






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


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






39. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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






42. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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






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






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






47. When did the first American orbit the earth?






48. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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