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NASA Space Program

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1. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






2. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






4. Why was NASA created?






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






6. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






7. When was the first space shuttle launched?






8. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






11. What does NASA stand for?






12. hen was NASA created?






13. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






15. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






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






18. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






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






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


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






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






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


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






26. What is the LEM?


27. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






28. When did the first American orbit the earth?






29. Name the 7 original astronauts






30. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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


33. What were the first words from the moon?


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






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






36. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






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






39. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






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






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


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






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






45. hen was NASA created?






46. Who was president when NASA was created?






47. What is the LEM?


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






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






50. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?