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NASA Space Program

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. What were the first words from the moon?


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






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






10. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






13. When was the first space shuttle launched?






14. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






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






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






18. hen was NASA created?






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






20. What is the LEM?


21. What does NASA stand for?






22. Why was NASA created?






23. What is the LEM?


24. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






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






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






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






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






30. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






31. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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






34. hen was NASA created?






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


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






37. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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






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






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






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






43. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






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






46. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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


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


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






50. What country launched the first artificial satellite?