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NASA Space Program

Subjects : trivia, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What does NASA stand for?






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






3. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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






6. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






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






12. When was the Explorer I launched?






13. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






14. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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






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






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






19. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






21. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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


23. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






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






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






27. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






28. What was the name of the Apollo 13 command module? LEM?






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






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






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






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






33. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






34. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






35. What were the first words from the moon?


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






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






38. What were the first words from the moon?


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






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






41. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






43. Name the 7 original astronauts






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


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


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


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






48. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






49. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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