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What was the name of the first spacecraft to go to Jupiter?
NASA's Pioneer 10 spacecraft.
Why did NASA name a spacecraft after Galileo?
He created the first telescope
What was the name of the NASA flight that landed on the moon on July 20 1969?
Apollo 11. In the spacecraft "Eagle".
What was the name of the first spacecraft to visit Mars In what year did this occur?
the Mariner 4 launched in 1964 by NASA
What was the name of the NASA project following project Mercury?
The two-man flights of Project Gemini (1965-1966) followed NASA's Mercury program, which launched astronauts in one-man capsules.
What was the name of the NASA project that put a man on the moon?
the answer is apolo 11,13,and 14
What is the name of the nasa program that replace the space shuttle and send astronaut to the moon?
The next generation manned spacecraft is named "Orion" The name of the program is "Constellation"
What is the name of the NASA spacecraft that is currently orbiting Mercury?
'MESSENGER' is the Mercury Mission - See the related link listed below for more information:
Name of the spacecraft that orbited the moon in December 1968?
According to NASA's website, Apollo 8 was the name of the spacecraft which was launched on December 21, 1968, 7:51 AM, orbited the moon, and landed in the Pacific Ocean on December 27, 10:52 AM.
Why were the first American spaceships called Apollos?
The Apollo spacecraft were not America's first craft.From NASA's publication Origin of NASA NamesAPOLLO. In July 1960 NASA was preparing to implement its long-range plan beyond Project Mercury and to introduce a manned circumlunar mission project-then unnamed-at the NASA/Industry Program Plans Conference in Washington. Abe Silverstein, Director of Space Flight Development, proposed the name "Apollo" because it was the name of a god in ancient Greek mythology with attractive connotations and the precedent for naming manned spaceflight projects for mythological gods and heroes had been set with Mercury.1 Apollo was god of archery, prophecy, poetry, and music, and most significantly he was god of the sun. In his horse-drawn golden chariot, Apollo pulled the sun in its course across the sky each day.2 NASA approved the name and publicly announced "Project Apollo" at the July 28-29 conference.3
Where does Mercurys name come from?
Mercury is the name of the roman gods messenger
What is the name of the artificial intelligence system that ran the deep space 1 computer?
The short name was RAX or Remote Agent as NASA called it and was used to control the spacecraft without any human supervision.
