Flash Past Episode 20
A look back at the US Space programs: Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and Space Shuttle.
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Show Notes
NASA was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act on July 29, 1958, replacing its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)
The Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) was also created at this time to develop space technology for military application.
Manned programs
Project Mercury
Project Gemini
Apollo program
Skylab
Space Shuttle program
International Space Station
Unmanned programs
Mariner program
Pioneer program
Voyager program
Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
Mars Exploration Rover Mission (MER)
Last weeks Question:
Q: Who is considered to be the inventor of the hand-held mobile phone?
A: Martin Cooper of Motorola in 1973
Flash Past Trivia Question
Q: What was the name of the first Earths US Satellite?
