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What was the name of the first manmade satellite made by the Russia that was sent into space?

• Sputnik

• Радость

• Moscow

• R2-D2

What was the name of the first satellite that the United States sent into space?

• Jet

• Explorer 1

• Star Reach

• C-3PO

N.A.S.A.’s initiative to get a human into space was called

• Project Mercury

• Earth Program

• Liftoff Program

• Space Shuttle Program

Who became the first American in space on May 5, 1961.

• Alan Shepard

• John Glenn

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

Indiana astronaut, Gus Grissom, was born in what small town?

• Mitchell, Indiana

• Bedford, Indiana

• New Albany, Indiana

• Seymour, Indiana

Who was the first American to orbit the Earth in outer space?

• John Glenn

• Neil Armstrong

• Alan Shepard

• Buzz Aldrin

What team became the first to ever orbit the moon?

• Apollo 8

• Space Shuttle Discovery

• Hubble Space Telescope

• International Space Station

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Which country was the first to land on the moon?

• The United States of America

• Russia

• China

• India

What was the date that mankind first landed on the moon?

• July 20, 1969

• June 16, 1967

• April 11, 1961

• August 5, 1973

Why are there no stars in the background of this picture?

• The brightness of the Sun's light outshines the faintly lit stars.

• The moon is above the stars

• The picture was taken during the day, when stars are not visible.

• The stars were hidden by clouds.

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