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Which spacecraft became the first to use aerobraking to enter and adjust orbit around Mars?

Answer

Mars Global Surveyor

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Which spacecraft first used radar to map the surface of Venus globally?

Answer

Magellan

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What was the name of NASA’s spacecraft that entered orbit around Jupiter in 2016 to study its interior?

Answer

Juno

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Which spacecraft first detected geysers erupting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus?

Answer

Cassini

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What was the name of the first spacecraft to impact the Moon?

Answer

Luna 2

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What was the name of the first spacecraft to soft-land on Venus?

Answer

Venera 7

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What was the name of the first spacecraft to fly past Neptune, in 1989?

Answer

Voyager 2

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Which astronaut became the first woman in space when Vostok 6 launched in 1963?

Answer

Valentina Tereshkova

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What was the name of the dog that became the first animal to orbit Earth, aboard Sputnik 2?

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Laika

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Which Apollo mission achieved the longest stay on the Moon’s surface?

Answer

Apollo 17

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Which spacecraft was the first to orbit an asteroid?

Answer

NEAR Shoemaker

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Which spacecraft first orbited an asteroid and then a dwarf planet?

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Dawn

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