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NASA Space Program

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the LEM?


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






3. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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


5. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






7. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






8. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






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






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






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






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






14. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






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






17. What does NASA stand for?






18. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






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


28. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






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






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






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






33. Why was NASA created?






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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


42. hen was NASA created?






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


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






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






46. What is the LEM?


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






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






49. When was the Explorer I launched?






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