History/Career Review

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Which early rocketeer was dubbed the "Father of American Rocketry" and held over 214 patents related to rocket design?

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Dr. Robert Goddard

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Which early rocketeer was educated at the University of Berlin, and went on to create rockets, including the Saturn V, which saw American astronauts to the Moon?

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Wernher von Braun

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What operation was responsible for bringing foreign scientists into the U.S. after WWII, including Wernher von Braun?

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Operation Paperclip

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What was the first USSR intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed?

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SS-6

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Who created the first American intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM), which was capable of striking Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Stalingrad when placed in Feltwell, UK?

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Gen. Bernard Schriever

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What did the International Geophysical Year of 1957-1958 challenge the world to do?

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Put a satellite into orbit.

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What was the first satellite put into orbit on 4 Oct 1957?

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Sputnik I

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What was the first American satellite in orbit, which discovered the Van Allen radiation belts?

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Explorer I

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NORAD developed which of the following to provide advance warning of ICBM threats, and later found it was ineffective? Options: Television Infrared Observation Satellite (TIROS-1), U-2 Spy Planes, SAFEGUARD Program.

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Detection Early Warning (DEW) Line

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Which of the following is the first spy satellite program, which took pictures and deposited the film in a canister designed to be caught by airplane? Options: Corona/ Discoverer Program, Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, U-2 Spy planes, Starfish Prime

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Corona/ Discoverer Program