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Project Mercury

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​NASA received a debris notification for the space station. Due to the lack of opportunity to properly assess the risk it could pose to the astronauts, teams have decided to delay the Nov. 30 spacewalk until more information is available.

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American Space Exploration

Project Mercury

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Multiple Choice

What event started the Space Race?

• Development of ICBM (missiles) that could launch nuclear warheads all over the world.

• Declining relationship between the Russians, U.S., and Europe.

• Launch of the Russian Sputnik 1.

• Launch of the American first spy satellites named Corona.

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What was the primary goal of Project Mercury?

• Find out if the moon is attainable.

• Determine if man can survive in space.

• Find out the correct combination of elements to make rocket fuel that doesn't explode.

• Determine how long it takes to go around the Earth traveling at around 18,000mph.

Multiple Choice

What was the first liquid rocket engine created by the Nazis during World War 2?

• Atlas

• Redstone

• V2

• Titan II

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The ________ was the first human spaceflight program of the United States to put a man into Earth orbit and return him safely.

• Project Gemini

• Project Apollo

• Project Mercury

• Challenger

• Space

  Shuttle

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This rocket scientist was the team leader in the development of Germany's V-2 ballistic missile in World War II. Later he came to America to help create our space program. Who is he?

• Jules Verne
• Werner von Braun
• Robert H, Goddard
• Konstatin Tsiolkovsky
• Captain

  Kirk

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​End of Project Mercury

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