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NASA Space Program

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






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






3. Why was NASA created?






4. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






5. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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


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






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


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






11. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






13. hen was NASA created?






14. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






16. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






18. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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






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






22. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






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






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






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






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






28. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






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






31. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






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






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






43. Why was NASA created?






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






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






46. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






47. Who was president when NASA was created?






48. What were the first words from the moon?


49. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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