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NASA Space Program

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1. Why was NASA created?






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






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






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






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






6. What does NASA stand for?






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


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






9. Why was NASA created?






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






11. Who was president when NASA was created?






12. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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






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


16. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






18. hen was NASA created?






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






20. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






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






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






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


25. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






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


28. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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






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






32. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






33. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






34. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






36. What does NASA stand for?






37. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






38. What is the LEM?


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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






47. When was the Explorer I launched?






48. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






50. hen was NASA created?