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NASA Space Program

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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






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






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






13. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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






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






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






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


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






20. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






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






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


24. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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






27. When was the first space shuttle launched?






28. What is the LEM?


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






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






31. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






32. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






34. Who was president when NASA was created?






35. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






37. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






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






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






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






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






43. What does NASA stand for?






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






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






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






47. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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


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






50. What were the first words from the moon?