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NASA Space Program

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






3. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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






7. What does NASA stand for?






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


9. hen was NASA created?






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






11. hen was NASA created?






12. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






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






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






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






17. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






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






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






21. What were the first words from the moon?


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


23. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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






26. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






28. Who was president when NASA was created?






29. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






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






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






34. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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


36. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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






39. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






40. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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






43. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






44. What is the LEM?


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






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






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






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






49. Who was president when NASA was created?






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