Question

Nasa’s first attempt to achieve human space flight was called the apollo program. Gemini program. Mercury program. Explorer program.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C). Mercury program.

Nasa’s first attempt to achieve human spaceflight was called the Mercury program.

Program Mercury or Project Mercury was the NASA program that put the first American astronauts in space. The name Mercury was to honor a Roman god. Astronaut Alan Shepard piloted the first flight, a 15-minute flight and came back to earth. He was the first American in space. The name of the capsule was Freedom 7.  

Answer 2

The Mercury Program was the first attempt to reach human space flight.