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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 date did the first American walk in space?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






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






13. hen was NASA created?






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






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






16. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






18. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






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


21. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






23. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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






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






26. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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






29. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






30. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






33. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






34. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






36. Why was NASA created?






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






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






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






40. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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


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


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






44. Why was NASA created?






45. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






46. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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






49. Who was president when NASA was created?






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