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NASA Space Program

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






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






3. hen was NASA created?






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


5. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






6. What were the first words as man stepped on the moon?


7. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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


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






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






12. hen was NASA created?






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






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






15. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






16. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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


18. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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






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






22. What does NASA stand for?






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






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






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






26. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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






29. What were the first words from the moon?


30. What does NASA stand for?






31. When was the Explorer I launched?






32. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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






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






36. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






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






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


40. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






41. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






43. What is the LEM?


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






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






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






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






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






49. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






50. When was the Explorer I launched?