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NASA Space Program

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






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






3. What were the first words from the moon?


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






5. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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


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






9. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






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






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






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






27. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






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






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






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






33. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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






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






37. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






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


40. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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






43. hen was NASA created?






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


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






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






47. hen was NASA created?






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






49. What were the first words from the moon?


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