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NASA Space Program

Subjects : trivia, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the name of the space module that the first American to orbit the earth use?






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






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






4. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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






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

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8. What does NASA stand for?






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






10. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






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






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

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14. Who was president when NASA was created?






15. hen was NASA created?






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






17. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






18. What were the first words from the moon?

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19. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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






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






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






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






25. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






27. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






28. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






29. Why was NASA created?






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






31. When was the Explorer I launched?






32. Name the 7 original astronauts






33. hen was NASA created?






34. When was the Explorer I launched?






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






36. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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






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






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

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41. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






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






44. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






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






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






48. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






50. What is the LEM?

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