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






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






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






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






6. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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






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






11. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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


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






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






15. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






17. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






19. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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






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






23. What does NASA stand for?






24. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






34. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






35. Why was NASA created?






36. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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






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






40. hen was NASA created?






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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






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