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NASA Space Program

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1. When was the first space shuttle launched?






2. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






3. Name the 7 original astronauts






4. When did the first American orbit the earth?






5. What does NASA stand for?






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






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


8. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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






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


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






23. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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






27. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






28. hen was NASA created?






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






30. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






31. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






32. When was the Explorer I launched?






33. hen was NASA created?






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






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






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






37. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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


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






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






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






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






43. Who was president when NASA was created?






44. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






45. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






47. Why was NASA created?






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


49. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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