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The USSR never made it to the moon.

f. Actually, the USSR did reach the moon to set up sensors to detect the Apollo landings. The information would have been used to try and prove that the United States did not land on the moon. Unfortunalely, the spacecraft crashed on the moon.

Which of the 7 Mercury astronauts admitted that they were scared when they were almost killed during recovery?

Grissom.

What was being spewed from John Glenn's spacecraft and was at cause for concern, at first?

Urine.

What caused the Apollo 1 fire?

a spark. Since the cabin was 100 percent pure Oxygen, the small spark ingnited into an inferno. Sadly, all 3 astronauts were killed.

What was the name of the first space shuttle (it was used as a model)?

Enterprise.