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NASA Space Program

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


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






3. Why was NASA created?






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






5. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






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






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






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






11. What is the LEM?


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






24. Name the 7 original astronauts






25. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






26. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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


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






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






30. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






32. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






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






35. What does NASA stand for?






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






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






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






39. What does NASA stand for?






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






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






42. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






45. When did the first American orbit the earth?






46. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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






49. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






50. Who was president when NASA was created?