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NASA Space Program

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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






10. Why was NASA created?






11. Name the 7 original astronauts






12. Who was president when NASA was created?






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


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






15. What does NASA stand for?






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






17. When was the Explorer I launched?






18. hen was NASA created?






19. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






21. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






22. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






23. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






24. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






26. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






27. When did the first American orbit the earth?






28. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






29. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






38. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






40. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






41. What were the first words from the moon?


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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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