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NASA Space Program

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






2. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






4. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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


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






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






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






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






11. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






13. When was the first space shuttle launched?






14. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






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






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






18. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






19. When did the first American orbit the earth?






20. What were the first words from the moon?


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






30. What does NASA stand for?






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






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






33. Who was president when NASA was created?






34. When did the first American orbit the earth?






35. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






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






38. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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






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






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


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


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






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






46. When was the Explorer I launched?






47. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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






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