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NASA Space Program

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






2. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






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






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






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






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






8. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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






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






12. What does NASA stand for?






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






14. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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






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


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


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






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






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






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






23. What were the first words from the moon?


24. What were the first words from the moon?


25. hen was NASA created?






26. What does NASA stand for?






27. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






29. When did the first American orbit the earth?






30. Why was NASA created?






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






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






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






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






35. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






38. Why was NASA created?






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






40. What is the LEM?


41. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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






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






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






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






47. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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