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NASA Space Program

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






2. What were the first words from the moon?


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






4. hen was NASA created?






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






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






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


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






9. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






11. What does NASA stand for?






12. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






13. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






15. Why was NASA created?






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






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






18. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






19. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






21. What is the LEM?


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






23. Who was president when NASA was created?






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


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






26. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






27. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






29. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






37. When was the Explorer I launched?






38. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






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






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






43. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






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






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






48. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






50. What tragedy struck Apollo I?