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NASA Space Program

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


2. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. hen was NASA created?






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






11. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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






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






15. How many more Apollo missions were there to the moon? Why or why not?






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


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






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






19. What is the LEM?


20. What does NASA stand for?






21. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






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






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






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






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






27. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






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






30. hen was NASA created?






31. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






33. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






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


36. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






38. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






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






41. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






42. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






43. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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






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






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


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






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