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Who orbited the moon while Armstrong and Aldrin walked on it?
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Who commanded Apollo 8, a mission that circled the moon 10 times during Christmas 1968?
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Who flew in Freedom 7 in 1961, and then commanded Apollo 14 ten years later?
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Who reported to mission control, "OK, Houston, we've had a problem" during the Apollo 13 mission?
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What geologist was the first scientist-astronaut to fly in space?
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Who made six space flights, more than any other American astronaut?
