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How was the Soviet orbital flight in 1961 related to the Apollo program?

It inspired the United States to establish the Apollo program.

It was the premier mission of the Apollo program.

It was inspired by the triumphs of the Apollo program.

It used technology that had been developed by the Apollo program.

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Technologies developed during the Apollo program led to

new modes of transit.

the nuclear arms race.

improved health care.

the computer revolution.

What effect did the Soviet Union’s sending a man into space in 1961 have on President Kennedy?

It spurred him to develop new technology to benefit humanity.

It spurred him to work toward establishing peace with the Soviet Union.

It spurred him to create the space agency known as NASA.

It spurred him to set the goal of sending an American to the moon.

During the early 1960s, NASA’s Mercury program

tested new space technologies.

operated moon missions.

sent Americans into space.

created solar panels for spacecraft.

President Kennedy’s domestic plan for the nation was called

the Gemini program.

the New Frontier.

the Apollo program.

the Peace Corps.

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