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NASA Space Program

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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


9. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






11. hen was NASA created?






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






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






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






15. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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






18. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






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






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






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






23. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






24. When was the Explorer I launched?






25. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






26. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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


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






31. Who was president when NASA was created?






32. What does NASA stand for?






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






45. Why was NASA created?






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






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






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






49. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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