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Which spacecraft became the first to fly successfully past another planet, reaching Venus in 1962?

Answer

Mariner 2

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Which Soviet probe made the first successful soft landing on the Moon in 1966?

Answer

Luna 9

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Which Gemini mission carried out the first American spacewalk in June 1965?

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Gemini 4

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Which Soviet spacecraft carried the first crew of three people into space in 1964?

Answer

Voskhod 1

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Which Apollo mission became the first crewed spacecraft to orbit the Moon, in December 1968?

Answer

Apollo 8

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Who was the first American to travel into space, flying aboard Freedom 7 in 1961?

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Alan Shepard

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Which dog became the first animal to orbit Earth, aboard the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2?

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Laika

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Which Apollo mission carried the first lunar rover used by astronauts on the Moon?

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Apollo 15

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Which Soviet probe became the first spacecraft to impact the Moon, in September 1959?

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Luna 2

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What was the first space rendezvous between two crewed spacecraft, achieved by Gemini 6A and Gemini 7 in 1965?

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Gemini 6A–Gemini 7 rendezvous

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Which astronaut became the first American to orbit Earth, flying Friendship 7 in 1962?

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John Glenn

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What was the name of the Soviet spacecraft that carried Alexei Leonov on the first spacewalk in 1965?

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Voskhod 2

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