History of Space Exploration

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Who was the 1st American female to travel to outer space?

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Sally Ride

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What do the acronyms NASA stand for?

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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What was the name of the 1st satellite launched by the United States in 1958?

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Explorer 1

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What was the name of the USA's first space station launched in 1973?

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Skylab

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What research tool did the Discovery space shuttle crew deploy into space in April 1990?

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Hubble Space Telescope

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NASA was created in what year?

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1958

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Who was the 1st man to successfully reach space in April of 1961?

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Yuri Gagarin

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Sputnik 2 had what type of passenger on board?

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A dog named Laika

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In December of 1968, the Apollo 8 was the first manned space mission to do what?

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orbit the moon

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Who was the 1st American astronaut in space in May of 1961?

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Alan Shepard