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Who was the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth?

• Michael Collins

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

• John Glenn

What was the name of the first successful American satellite?

• Voyager

• Explorer 1

• Telstar

• Sputnik

Which U.S. President announced the goal to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to Earth?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Richard Nixon

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

What is the name of NASA's first space shuttle?

• Challenger

• Columbia

• Endeavour

• Atlantis

Which Apollo mission was the first to land on the Moon?

• Apollo 8

• Apollo 10

• Apollo 11

• Apollo 13

Who was the first American woman in space?

• Mae Jemison

• Sally Ride

• Valentina Tereshkova

• Eileen Collins

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What program aims to return Americans to the Moon in the 2020s?

• Apollo

• Skylab

• Artemis

• Orion

What was the purpose of the Skylab program?

• To build a space shuttle

• To test rocket engines

• To serve as America's first space station

• To explore Mars

Which American company was first to send a privately-built spacecraft to the ISS?

• Blue Origin

• Boeing

• Lockheed Martin

• SpaceX

What significant milestone did the SpaceX Crew Dragon achieve in 2020?

• It reached Mars

• It conducted a moon landing

• It transported astronauts to the ISS

• It flew past Jupiter