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NASA Space Program

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






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


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






4. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






6. When was the Explorer I launched?






7. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






9. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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






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






13. What does NASA stand for?






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


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






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






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






18. What does NASA stand for?






19. When was the first space shuttle launched?






20. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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






23. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






25. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






27. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






36. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






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






50. What country launched the first artificial satellite?