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NASA Space Program

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






2. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






4. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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






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






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






10. Name the 7 original astronauts






11. When was the first space shuttle launched?






12. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






20. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






21. What is the LEM?


22. hen was NASA created?






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






24. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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


26. What is the LEM?


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






28. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






30. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






32. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






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






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


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






37. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






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






40. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






42. Why was NASA created?






43. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






45. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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






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






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






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