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What year was NASA created


1958

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Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?

Neil Armstrong 

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In what year did the U.S. first land humans on the Moon?

1969

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What is the name of the galaxy that contains our solar system?

Milky Way

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What famous space saga features characters like Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, and Yoda?

Star Wars

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What does NASA stand for

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Who was the first American to fly in space?

Alan Shepard

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Which president set the goal to land a man on the Moon?

John F. Kennedy

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What phenomenon occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun?

Solar Eclipse 

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What Pixar robot was left to clean up Earth in a future where humans had left?

WALL-E

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What was the first NASA program to send Americans into space?

Project Mercury

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Which Apollo 13 astronaut famously said, "Houston, we have a problem"?

Jim Lovell

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What was the name of the first American space station?

Skylab

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What is the hottest planet in our solar system?

Venus 

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In what 2014 movie does Matthew McConaughey travel through a wormhole to save humanity?

Interstellar

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What state is home to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center?

Florida

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Who was the first American woman in space?

Sally Ride

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What Apollo mission ended in disaster with an onboard fire but all astronauts survived?

Apollo 13

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What force keeps planets orbiting the Sun?

Gravity

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What movie features a botanist-astronaut growing potatoes on Mars?

The Martian

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Where is NASA's headquarters located? 

Washington, D.C.

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Which astronaut was also a U.S. Senator?

John Glenn

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What NASA program sent astronauts to the Moon between 1969 and 1972?

Apollo Program

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How long does it take for light from the Sun to reach Earth?

8 minutes

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What’s the name of the famous Star Trek spaceship?

The Enterprise 

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