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NASA Space Program

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1. When did the first American orbit the earth?






2. What were the first words from the moon?


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






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






5. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. hen was NASA created?






14. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. What is the LEM?


26. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






27. hen was NASA created?






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






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






30. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






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






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






34. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






35. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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


38. Who was president when NASA was created?






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


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






41. What does NASA stand for?






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






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






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






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


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






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






48. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






50. What tragedy struck Apollo I?