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During what time period were the first humans, including American Neil Armstrong, exploring the surface of the moon?
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What was unique about having astronaut Harrison "Jack" Schmidt going to the moon?
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He was the last man to walk on the moon.
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What is the significance of having manned lunar rovers on the moon?
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Why did the US stop manned flight to the moon?
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Lack of interest by the American public.
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What percentage of the current US Budget is spent by NASA (national Aeronautics & Space Administration)?
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0.6% of the total US budget
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Name the planets of our sloar system, in order from the sun.
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Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
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Which of the inner planets and moon have NOT been photographed by space probes?
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Pluto and its moon Charon.
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Of all the planets, which is the only one without a gaseous atmosphere?
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Mercury
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Compare the relative sizes of the planets Venus and Mars to that of Earth.
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Venus = 0.8 of Earth's mass
Mars = 1/10 of Earths's mass
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What are the names of the 3 most recent "landers" exploring on the surface of Mars since 2004?
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Spirit, Opportunity, and The Phoenix Mars Lander
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Compare the mass of Jupiter to all of our other solar system planets and moons.
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It has more mass than all other solar system planets combined.
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Which planets is famous for its beautiful
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Saturn
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What is unique about the rotation of Uranus?
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The planet lies on its side.
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Neptune was discovered in 1846. Has Neptune made a complete orbit since its discovery?
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Since the new definitions of June 2008, compare "Plutoids" to "dwarf planets".
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