First Human Spaceflights

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Who was the first human in space?
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Yuri Gagarin was the first human in space.
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Which spacecraft was used for Yuri Gagarin's flight?
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Vostok 1 was the spacecraft used by Yuri Gagarin.
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When did the first American spaceflight take place?
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Alan Shepard's first American spaceflight took place on May 5, 1961.
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What was the name of NASA's first successful manned space mission?
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Project Mercury was NASA's first successful manned space mission.
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What was Valentina Tereshkova known for?
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Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to fly in space.
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Which country launched the first satellite into space?
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The Soviet Union launched the first satellite, Sputnik 1, into space.
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What was the significance of the Voskhod program?
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The Voskhod program achieved the first multi-person crew in space.
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Who was the first American to orbit Earth?
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John Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth.
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What was the purpose of the Gemini program?
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The Gemini program aimed to develop space travel techniques to support Apollo's goal of landing astronauts on the Moon.
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Which spacecraft did Alexei Leonov use for his first spacewalk?
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Alexei Leonov performed the first spacewalk using the Voskhod 2 spacecraft.
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What was Project Apollo known for?
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Project Apollo was known for landing humans on the Moon for the first time.
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Who was the first human to set foot on the Moon?
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Neil Armstrong was the first human to set foot on the Moon.
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What role did the Lunar Module play in the Apollo missions?
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The Lunar Module was used to land astronauts on the Moon and return them to the Command Module.
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Which mission was known as the successful failure?
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Apollo 13 was known as the successful failure due to the safe return of astronauts after an in-flight emergency.
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When did the last Apollo mission to the Moon take place?
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Apollo 17, the last Apollo mission to the Moon, took place in December 1972.
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