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NASA Space Program

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






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






3. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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






5. What does NASA stand for?






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


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






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






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






10. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






12. What is the LEM?


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






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






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






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






17. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






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






21. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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


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






31. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






32. What does NASA stand for?






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






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






35. Who was president when NASA was created?






36. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






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






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






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






41. What is the LEM?


42. Name the 7 original astronauts






43. Why was NASA created?






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






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






46. Name the 7 original astronauts






47. hen was NASA created?






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






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






50. When did the first American orbit the earth?