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NASA Space Program

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






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






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






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






5. hen was NASA created?






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






7. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






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






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






11. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






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






15. What does NASA stand for?






16. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






17. What were the first words from the moon?


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






19. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






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






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






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


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






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






26. What does NASA stand for?






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






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


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






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






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


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






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


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






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






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






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






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






39. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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


42. What is the LEM?


43. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






44. hen was NASA created?






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






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






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






48. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






50. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?