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Who was the first American to travel into space?
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Alan Shepard
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What was the name of the spacecraft piloted by John Glenn?
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Friendship 7
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Which US President established the goal of landing a man on the moon?
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John F. Kennedy
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What rocket launched the first American suborbital flight?
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Redstone
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In what year did the first American orbit the Earth?
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1962
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What was the maximum crew capacity of a Mercury capsule?
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One
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Who was the flight director known for wearing white vests during Mercury missions?
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Gene Kranz
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What animal was launched on Mercury-Redstone 2?
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Ham the Chimp
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What was the name of Alan Shepard's capsule?
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Freedom 7
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Who piloted the Liberty Bell 7?
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Gus Grissom
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Who performed the first American spacewalk (EVA)?
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Ed White
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What was the primary docking target vehicle used in Gemini missions?
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Agena
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How many astronauts flew aboard a single Gemini spacecraft?
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Two
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What launch vehicle was used for all manned Gemini missions?
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Titan II
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Who commanded the Gemini 3 mission?
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Gus Grissom
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Which Gemini mission achieved the first space rendezvous?
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Gemini 6A
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In what year did the Project Gemini flights begin?
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1965
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What fuel was used by the Titan II rocket?
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Aerozine 50
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Who was the pilot alongside Neil Armstrong on Gemini 8?
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David Scott
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What specific system failed causing Gemini 8 to spin out of control?
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OAMS thruster
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What was the name of the first United States space station?
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Skylab
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Which rocket launched the Skylab station into orbit?
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Saturn V
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In what year was Skylab launched?
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1973
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How many manned missions visited Skylab?
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Three
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What component broke off during the Skylab launch causing overheating?
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Micrometeoroid shield
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In which country did debris from Skylab land in 1979?
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Australia
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What was the primary scientific instrument on Skylab for observing the sun?
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Apollo Telescope Mount
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How long did the final Skylab crew (Skylab 4) stay in orbit?
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84 days
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What spacecraft was used to ferry astronauts to Skylab?
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Apollo Command Module
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Who was the commander of the first manned Skylab mission?
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Pete Conrad
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What is the name of the gold-plated copper disk carried by Voyager probes?
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The Golden Record
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Which planet did Voyager 2 visit that Voyager 1 did not?
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Uranus
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In what year were both Voyager probes launched?
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1977
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What celestial body is the current destination of the Voyager probes?
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Interstellar space
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Which moon of Saturn did Voyager 1 fly by closely?
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Titan
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Who chaired the committee that selected the content for the Golden Record?
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Carl Sagan
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What famous photograph of Earth did Voyager 1 take in 1990?
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Pale Blue Dot
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Which planet was used for a gravity assist to reach Saturn?
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Jupiter
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What type of generator powers the Voyager probes?
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RTG
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Which agency manages the Voyager program?
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JPL
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In what year was the Hubble Space Telescope deployed?
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1990
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Which Space Shuttle deployed the Hubble Telescope?
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Discovery
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What was the primary defect found in Hubble's main mirror?
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Spherical aberration
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What was the name of the instrument installed to fix Hubble's vision?
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COSTAR
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Who is the Hubble Space Telescope named after?
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Edwin Hubble
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How many servicing missions were sent to the Hubble Telescope?
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Five
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What spectrum of light does Hubble primarily observe?
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Visible and Ultraviolet
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What is the diameter of Hubble's primary mirror?
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2.4 meters
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Which European agency partnered with NASA on the Hubble project?
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ESA
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What year was the final Hubble servicing mission?
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2009
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