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NASA Space Program

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






2. Why was NASA created?






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


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






5. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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






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






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






11. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






12. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






13. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






15. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






18. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






20. What does NASA stand for?






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






28. What is the LEM?


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






30. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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


32. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






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






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






36. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






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


39. What does NASA stand for?






40. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






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