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NASA Space Program

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






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






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






4. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






5. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






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






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






9. When was the Explorer I launched?






10. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






11. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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


23. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






25. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






26. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






27. hen was NASA created?






28. hen was NASA created?






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






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






31. Why was NASA created?






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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


45. What is the LEM?


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






47. What is the LEM?


48. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






50. Name the 7 original astronauts