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NASA Space Program

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1. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






3. Who was president when NASA was created?






4. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






5. What is the LEM?


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






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


8. When was the Explorer I launched?






9. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






11. hen was NASA created?






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 name of the command module of the Apollo mission that landed on the moon? LEM?






15. What were the first words from the moon?


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






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






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






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






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






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






22. hen was NASA created?






23. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






25. What were the first words from the moon?


26. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






27. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






28. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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






31. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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


34. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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






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






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


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






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


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






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






43. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






45. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






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






48. Name the 7 original astronauts






49. When was the Explorer I launched?






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