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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 tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






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






5. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






6. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






8. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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






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






12. What does NASA stand for?






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






14. hen was NASA created?






15. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






16. Who was president when NASA was created?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






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






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






28. Why was NASA created?






29. Why was NASA created?






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






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






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






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






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






35. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






36. What is the LEM?


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






38. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






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


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






41. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






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






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


45. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






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






47. What does NASA stand for?






48. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






49. When was the Explorer I launched?






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