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What was the name of the secret US project to build the atomic bomb?
Manhattan Project
What country first experimented with rocket technology?
Germany
What agreement divided Germany after WWII?
Potsdam Agreement
The Hydrogen bomb was created using what process
Nuclear Fusion
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
Where was the Distant Early Warning (D.E.W) line located?
Canada
What US president announced the development of the Strategic Defence Initiative (S.D.I) in the 1980s?
Ronald Reagan
What invention changed computers forever making them smaller, more powerful and reliable?
Microchip
Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space, what year was it?
1961
What was the first USSR satellite launched into space in 1957?
Sputnik 1
Who was the first woman in space?
Valentina Tereshkova
Name the three astronauts on Apollo 11?
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins?
How many parts did Apollo 11 have?
3
What happened to Apollo 1?
Destroyed by fire, killing 3 astronauts
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics Space Administration
How much tonnes of fuel was Apollo 11 loaded with?
2,000 tonnes
