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NASA Space Program

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






16. What were the first words from the moon?

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






18. Name the 7 original astronauts






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

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






21. hen was NASA created?






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






23. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






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






26. What does NASA stand for?






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






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






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






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






31. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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






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






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

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






37. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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






40. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






49. hen was NASA created?






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