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NASA Space Program

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






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






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






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






5. What were the first words from the moon?


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






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






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






9. When was the Explorer I launched?






10. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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






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






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






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






16. Why was NASA created?






17. What is the LEM?


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


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






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


21. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






23. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






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


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






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


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






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






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






31. hen was NASA created?






32. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






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






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






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


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






38. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






40. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






42. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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


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






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






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






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






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






49. What is the LEM?


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