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NASA Space Program

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






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






3. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


12. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






20. Why was NASA created?






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






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






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


24. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. What does NASA stand for?






34. hen was NASA created?






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






36. When was the Explorer I launched?






37. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






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






40. hen was NASA created?






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






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






43. When was the Explorer I launched?






44. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






45. What does NASA stand for?






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






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






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






49. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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