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NASA Space Program

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






2. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






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






5. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






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


8. What were the first words from the moon?


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






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






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






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






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






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






15. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






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






18. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






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






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






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






23. What does NASA stand for?






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


25. What does NASA stand for?






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






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






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






29. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






31. Why was NASA created?






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






33. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






35. Why was NASA created?






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






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






38. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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






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


42. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






43. When was the Explorer I launched?






44. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






46. hen was NASA created?






47. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






48. What were the first words from the moon?


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






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