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






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






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






5. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






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






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






9. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






10. hen was NASA created?






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






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






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






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






15. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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


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






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






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






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


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






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






23. What were the first words from the moon?


24. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






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






27. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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


29. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






31. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






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






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


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






37. What is the LEM?


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






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






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






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






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


43. Who was president when NASA was created?






44. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






45. Why was NASA created?






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






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






48. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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