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NASA Space Program

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






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






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






4. hen was NASA created?






5. hen was NASA created?






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






7. What were the first words from the moon?


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






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






10. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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


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






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






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






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






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






17. Name the 7 original astronauts






18. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






20. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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






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


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






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






26. What were the first words from the moon?


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


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






29. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






31. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






32. Who were the astronauts 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 tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






36. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






38. What is the LEM?


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






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






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


42. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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






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


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






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






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






49. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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