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NASA Space Program

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






2. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






10. hen was NASA created?






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






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






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






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


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






16. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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






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






20. Why was NASA created?






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






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






23. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






25. What were the first words from the moon?


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






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


28. What is the LEM?


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






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






31. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






32. Who was president when NASA was created?






33. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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






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






37. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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


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






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


41. What does NASA stand for?






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






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






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






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






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


47. When was the first space shuttle launched?






48. What were the first words from the moon?


49. When was the Explorer I launched?






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