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NASA Space Program

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






2. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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


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






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






15. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






17. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






19. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






20. What were the first words from the moon?


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






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






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






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






25. What is the LEM?


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






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






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






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






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






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


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






33. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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






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






37. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






39. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






40. What is the LEM?


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






42. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






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






45. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






47. What were the first words from the moon?


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






49. What does NASA stand for?






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