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NASA Space Program

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Was the first American to orbit the earth's trip shortened or lengthened? Why?






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






3. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






4. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


19. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






20. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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


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






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






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






25. When was the Explorer I launched?






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


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






28. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






30. What does NASA stand for?






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






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






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






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






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






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


37. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






39. hen was NASA created?






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






41. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






43. When was the first space shuttle launched?






44. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






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






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






49. Who was president when NASA was created?






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