Launched on October 4, 1957

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I spent three weeks in orbit before losing power. I burned up upon reentering Earth’s atmosphere about three months after launch

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Considered the starting event in the “Space Race”

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Launched January 31, 1958

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My primary scientific sensor was a cosmic ray detector to measure radiation in Earth’s orbit.

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High-energy radiation in the form of fast moving particles, such as protons, from distant space.I am...

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I revealed the existence of a “belt” of charged particles trapped in Earth’s magnetic field, which was later confirmed by subsequent probes.

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I discovered the Van Allen Belts

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Dr. James van Allen, after whom the Earth;s magnetic field was named was a part of my design team. I am...

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Which Explorer's did not make it to orbit

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Launched July 26 of 1958 operated for about four months.

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Pickering, van Allen, von Braun were members of

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I am a twenty-seven-year-old senior lieutenant in the Russian Air Force. I was selected to pilot the first manned mission to space. I am (a)  

The effects of zero gravity on human pilots were not understood at the time so I had limited onboard controls and was piloted from the Soviet ground control.

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I spent 108 minutes in space and completed one full orbit of the Earth

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I was not designed to land, so my pilot ejected from the spacecraft upon reentry and landed safely with parachutes

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President Kennedy described me as an “outstanding technical achievement.”

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President John F. Kennedy set forth an ambitious objective for the country: “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth." on this date

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The Soviet Union thad a perceived advantage in the Space Race, having achieved the first human spaceflight only __ _______ earlier than Kennedy;s speech.

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__________ and _________ told Kennedy that a lunar landing was an objective that the United States could conceivably achieve before the Soviet Union

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The United States’ first human spaceflight program

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Achieved spaceflight on May 20, 1961

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Mercury 1 was flown by

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Mercury 1 did not achieve...

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Launched on May 20, 1961

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Piloted by Virgil “Gus” Grissom

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In November 1961 mission that successfully launched and landed a chimpanzee passenger,

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Pilot selected for Mercury 6

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On February 20, 1962, spacecraft, that launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, completed three full orbits before splashing down in the north Atlantic Ocean, for a total flight time of just over 4 hours and 55 minutes.

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Who replicated Glenn’s three-orbit flight in May 1962

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What astronaut undertook six orbits in October 1962

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The final Mercury mission flew (a)   orbits

Who flew the final Mercury mission on May 1963.

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NASA’s second human spaceflight program and the successor to the Mercury program

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The objective of this program was to develop and improve space travel capabilities that would be necessary for the Apollo mission to land on the Moon.

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Third NASA Program

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This program established that a single astronaut could undertake a spaceflight of several hours.

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Mission, which took place in June 1965 and involved the first spacewalk

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First astronaut to space walk.

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Mission that set a new space endurance record at eight days thanks to new fuel cells capable of powering longer missions

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A lunar mission would be expected to take about (a)   days

These missions were dedicated to perfecting docking capabilities between spacecraft.

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Mission that accomplished the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit but suffered a system failure that necessitated an early return to Earth

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The final Gemini mission took place on

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The final Gemini Mission was number

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Mission that demonstrated that astronauts could work effectively outside the spacecraft for extended periods

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Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, Michael Collins, and Jim Lovell were active in which two missions?

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The third American spaceflight program was the

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The American spaceflight program, with the specific goal of landing the first men on the Moon was the

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Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee were killed during a pre-launch test for

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Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee were killed on

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After Apollo 1 blew up space flight was suspended for

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During the manned space flight hiatus after Apollo 1;s disaster NASA continues unmanned space flights of

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After Apollo 1 he next manned space flight was (a)  

Apollo 7 successfully tested the

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The cabin module that would eventually carry astronauts to the Moon and back was known as the

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In December 1968 the first manned mission to make t to the moon and back was

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Which mission tested the docking capabilities of the CSM and demonstrated the life support system that would sustain astronauts on the Moon?

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Apollo 9 launched in

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Which mission was the dress rehearsal for the moon landing?

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Mission where the crew tested the equipment and procedures for landing on the Moon and practiced entering the 15.6 km approach orbit from which a landing mission would begin descent

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Mission that orbited the Moon 31 times

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Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin landed on the Moon on

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Mission that resulted in the first Moon landing

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Who transferred to the Lunar Module after 1 orbit of the Moon?

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Who remained behind and did not walk on the Moon from Apollo 11?

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The lunar module was known as the

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The eagle put down in the

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The Sea of Tranquility is a

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Armstrong’s first step on the Moon was witnessed by about

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Armstrong’s first step on the Moon was witnessed by about what percentage of the population of Earth?

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Who said, “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.”

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Who planted an American flag, took photographs, and collected samples of lunar soil?

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How long were Armstrong and Aldrin on the Moon?

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Which mission fulfilled President Kennedy’s goal of achieving the first Moon landing by the end of the 1960s?

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Relations between the two nations began to gradually improve after the

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The U.S. and U.S.S.R. signed a joint agreement in

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The first two-nation cooperative space mission was

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ASTP happened in

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ASTP stands for

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Soyuz and Apollo spacecrafts launched within (a)   of each other on July 15, 1975.

Soyuz and Apollo successfully docked on

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The two mission commanders of ASTP were

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In which mission did the crew members conduct scientific experiments, visit each other’s spacecraft, eat together, and exchange gifts?

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During ASTP the crews worked together for

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Which mission was considered a success both as a technological mission and a political milestone?

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Which astronaut said, “I really believe that we were sort of an example…to the countries. We were a little of a spark or a foot in the door that started better communications.”

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Which mission was the symbolic end of the Space Race?

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In what decade did US and USSR work together on docking missions between the Space Shuttle and space station Mir".

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Donald Slayton, Thomas Stafford, Vance Brand, Aleksey Leonov, and Valeriy Kubasov were on what mission?

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What Mission followed Apollo?

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Which mission used repurposes Apollo hardware?

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Skylab was launched on

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Pete Conrad, Paul Weitz, and Joe Kerwin were astronauts on

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Skylab 1 stayed in orbit

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Number of Skylab missions

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Skylab mission in space the longest?

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Duration of Skylab 2

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Duration of Sky;ab 3

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Which mission broke Skylab 3's record for time in space?

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Skylab 3's record for time in space would not be broken for

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How many experiments did the 3 Skylab missions conduct?

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What 4 areas of science did Skylab explore>

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Skylab’s final crew left in

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What 2 factors prevented the revival of the Skylab missions?

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Skylab disintegrated upon reentry on

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Skylab represented a crucial step toward later orbital research laboratories such as

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The Skylab mission lasted

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Skylab ended up in

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