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NASA Space Program

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1. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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






4. What is the LEM?


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


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






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






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






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






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






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






12. What is the LEM?


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






14. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






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






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






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






19. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






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






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






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






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






25. Name the 7 original astronauts






26. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






27. What does NASA stand for?






28. What were the first words from the moon?


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






30. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






32. hen was NASA created?






33. What were the first words from the moon?


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


35. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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


37. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


45. Why was NASA created?






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






47. Who was president when NASA was created?






48. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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