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NASA Space Program

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






2. When was the Explorer I launched?






3. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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






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






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






9. hen was NASA created?






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






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






12. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






14. When did the first American orbit the earth?






15. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






16. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






18. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






19. What were the first words from the moon?


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






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






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






23. What were the first words from the moon?


24. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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


26. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. When did the first American orbit the earth?






39. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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






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






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






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


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






46. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






48. What does NASA stand for?






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


50. What is the LEM?