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NASA Space Program

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1. Why was NASA created?






2. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






5. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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






8. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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






12. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






14. Name the 7 original astronauts






15. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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


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


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






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






21. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






24. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






25. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






26. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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






29. What does NASA stand for?






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






31. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






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






34. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






36. Why was NASA created?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






49. What is the LEM?


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