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NASA Space Program

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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






10. hen was NASA created?






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






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






13. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. What were the first words from the moon?


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






22. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






24. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






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






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






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


29. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






31. What were the first words from the moon?


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


33. When was the Explorer I launched?






34. Why was NASA created?






35. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






36. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






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






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






40. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






42. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






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






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






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






47. What does NASA stand for?






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






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


50. What country launched the first artificial satellite?