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NASA Space Program

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What date did the first American walk in space?






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


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






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






5. What does NASA stand for?






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


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






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






9. Name the 7 original astronauts






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






11. What tragedy struck Apollo I?






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






13. What country launched the first artificial satellite?






14. What date was the first articial satellite launched?






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






16. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






17. What Apollo mission landed on the moon?






18. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






19. What were the first words from the moon?


20. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






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






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






24. When did the first American orbit the earth?






25. When was the first space shuttle launched?






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. When was the 2nd artificial satellite launched?






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






34. Name the astronauts of Apollo I






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






36. What was the objective of the Apollo Program?






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






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






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






40. When was the first space shuttle launched?






41. hen was NASA created?






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






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






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






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






46. When did the first American orbit the earth?






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


48. What is the LEM?


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






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