FSRI ALE - The Space Race: The Early Years

KNOWLEDGE CHECK
	Select the best answer to the following question. Which spacecraft from the United States was the first to escape the Earth’s gravitational pull? Gemini 4 Pioneer 4 Mercury 7 Pioneer 1 You are correct! The answer is B. Pioneer 4 achieved an Earth/Moon trajectory, and became the first spacecraft from the United States to escape the Earth’s gravitational pull, when it flew about 36,652 miles past the lunar surface. The correct answer is B. Pioneer 4 achieved an Earth/Moon trajectory, and became the first spacecraft from the United States to escape the Earth’s gravitational pull, when it flew about 36,652 miles past the lunar surface.
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