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NASA Space Program

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. What does NASA stand for?






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






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






10. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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






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






14. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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






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






18. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






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


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


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






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






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






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






26. When was the Explorer I launched?






27. hen was NASA created?






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






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






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






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






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


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






34. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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






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






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






39. Who was president when NASA was created?






40. What does NASA stand for?






41. What is the LEM?


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






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






44. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






46. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






47. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






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?