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NASA Space Program

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






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






21. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






22. What is the LEM?


23. hen was NASA created?






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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


32. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






33. Who was president when NASA was created?






34. What does NASA stand for?






35. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






37. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






46. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






47. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






49. What is the LEM?


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