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NASA Space Program

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






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






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






4. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






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






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






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






9. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






18. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






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


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






22. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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






25. What were the first words from the moon?


26. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






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






29. hen was NASA created?






30. What were the first words from the moon?


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


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






33. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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






37. What does NASA stand for?






38. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






40. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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


42. hen was NASA created?






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






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






45. What is the LEM?


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


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






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






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






50. When was the Explorer I launched?