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NASA Space Program

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






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


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






4. What is the LEM?


5. What does NASA stand for?






6. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






7. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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


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






10. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






11. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






13. Name the 7 original astronauts






14. What were the first words from the moon?


15. hen was NASA created?






16. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






18. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






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






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






22. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






23. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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


25. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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






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






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






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






31. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






33. When was the first space shuttle launched?






34. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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