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NASA Space Program

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1. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






2. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






4. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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






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






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






10. What is the LEM?


11. Who was president when NASA was created?






12. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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


14. What were the first words from the moon?


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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


25. What does NASA stand for?






26. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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






29. What were the first words from the moon?


30. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






31. Who was president when NASA was created?






32. Why was NASA created?






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






34. Why was NASA created?






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






36. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






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


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






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






48. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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