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NASA Space Program

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






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


3. What were the first words from the moon?


4. hen was NASA created?






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






20. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






21. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






23. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






24. Who was president when NASA was created?






25. Why was NASA created?






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






27. hen was NASA created?






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






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






30. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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


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






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






34. Why was NASA created?






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






36. What were the first words from the moon?


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






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


39. When did the first American orbit the earth?






40. When was the Explorer I launched?






41. What does NASA stand for?






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


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






44. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






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






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






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






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






50. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?