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NASA Space Program

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






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






3. Why was NASA created?






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






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






6. What were the first words from the moon?


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






8. Who was president when NASA was created?






9. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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






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






13. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






15. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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


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






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






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






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






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






22. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






31. hen was NASA created?






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






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






34. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






35. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






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






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






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






40. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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


43. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






45. What does NASA stand for?






46. When was the Explorer I launched?






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


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






49. hen was NASA created?






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