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NASA Space Program

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?






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






3. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






4. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






6. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






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






9. When was the first space shuttle launched?






10. What is the LEM?


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






12. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






13. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. hen was NASA created?






21. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






23. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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


26. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






28. What were the first words from the moon?


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






30. What were the first words from the moon?


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


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






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






34. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






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






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






38. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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


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






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






42. What does NASA stand for?






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






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






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






46. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






48. What does NASA stand for?






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






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