# The Daily Feud: Space Exploration by Elendil's Heir \[Game Over\]

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [March 9, 2009, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-space-exploration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/488824 "2009-03-09T12:44:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-space-exploration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/488824/41 "2009-03-09T21:54:57Z")

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1. Yuri Gagarin
2. Explorer 1
3. Dog
4. Arthur C. Clarke
5. Mars
6. No
7. Saturn V
8. Apollo 13
9. France
10. Enterprise

Notes:  
2: I was going to say Sputnik, but it was really more of a proof-of-concept, a satellite without payload, than an actual probe.  
4: As an inspiration, if nothing else. But he also had a lot of good ideas.  
7: The only spacefaring rocket ever to have never suffered a catastrophic failure  
10: OK, I don’t actually think so (I’d prefer something more abstract like Aspiration or Peace), but it’ll probably be a popular answer.

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**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-space-exploration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/488824/42 "2009-03-09T22:21:36Z")

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1. Yuri Gagarin
2. Sputnik
3. Dog
4. Robert Goddard
5. Mars
6. Yes
7. The International Space Station
8. The Empire Strikes Back
9. France
10. Jefferson

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**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-space-exploration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/488824/43 "2009-03-09T22:42:01Z")

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1. Yuri Gagarin
2. Sputnik
3. Dog
4. Robert Goddard
5. Mars
6. No
7. International Space Station
8. 2001: A Space Odyssey
9. India
10. Enterprise
11. Then again, I think we should name lots of stuff after car rental companies. 😃

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**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-space-exploration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/488824/44 "2009-03-10T00:14:28Z")

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1. John Glenn
2. Sputnik
3. Dog
4. John Kennedy
5. Mars
6. No
7. Saturn V rocket
8. 2001
9. Japan
10. Enterprise
11. Human being
12. Infinity, and beyond!
13. Will anyone not say “Enterprise”?

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-space-exploration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/488824/45 "2009-03-10T00:17:24Z")

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_Jefferson?_

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**Author:** ![Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-space-exploration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/488824/46 "2009-03-10T00:40:31Z")

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1. Mariner
2. Voyager 1
3. Dog
4. Carl Sagan
5. Mars
6. No
7. Hubble
8. 2001, a Space Odyssey
9. France
10. Earth 1

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**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-space-exploration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/488824/47 "2009-03-10T05:15:08Z")

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Really Not All That Bright:

> [@](#):
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> _Jefferson?_

Presumably a pun on the band name[Jefferson Starship](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Starship).

Cute. Wish I’d thought of that instead of old sci-fi pioneers, it may get the same amount of points, but at least it’s clever.

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-space-exploration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/488824/48 "2009-03-10T05:21:50Z")

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1. Yuri Gagarin
2. Sputnik
3. Dog
4. Goddard
5. Mars
6. No
7. International Space Station
8. Robinson Crusoe on Mars
9. Japan
10. Stellarium

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-space-exploration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/488824/49 "2009-03-10T11:14:35Z")

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1. Yuri Gagarin
2. Sputnik
3. dog
4. Robert Goddard
5. moon
6. no
7. the Apollo spacecraft
8. Apollo 13
9. India
10. Enterprise

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**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-space-exploration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/488824/50 "2009-03-10T15:54:38Z")

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1. Yuri Gargarin
2. Pioneer
3. Monkey
4. Eugene F. Kranz
5. Mars
6. No
7. Space Shuttle
8. Apollo 13
9. India
10. Enterprise

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**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-space-exploration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/488824/51 "2009-03-10T15:55:39Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> 2: I was going to say Sputnik, but it was really more of a proof-of-concept, a satellite without payload, than an actual probe

Ditto, but I then I forgot this is the popular answer, not a “correct” answer.

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**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-space-exploration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/488824/52 "2009-03-10T16:01:52Z")

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1. John Glenn
2. Sputnik
3. Chimp
4. Oppenheimer
5. Mars
6. Yes
7. International Space Station
8. 2001
9. France
10. Kirk

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-space-exploration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/488824/53 "2009-03-10T19:51:39Z")

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1. Name an early space explorer.   
**1. Yuri Gagarin 28**

2. Alan Shepard 5

3. John Glenn 5

4. Neil Armstrong 3

5. Copernicus 1

6. Magellen 1

7. Mariner 1

8. Name an early space probe.   
**2. Sputnik 28**

9. Voyager 10

10. Explorer 3

11. Luna 4 1

12. Mariner 1

13. Pioneer 1

14. Name a type of animal that was sent into space.   
**3. Dog 28**

15. Chimp/Monkey 16

16. Other than Werner Von Braun, name a noteworthy figure in space exploration who never left the ground.   
**4. Robert Goddard 17**

17. Dr Robert Goddard 10

18. Alan Hale 2

19. Eugene F. Kranz 2

20. John F. Kennedy 2

21. Sergei Korolyov 2

22. Arthur C. Clarke 1

23. Carl Sagan 1

24. Copernicus 1

25. Einstein 1

26. Homer Hickam 1

27. Konstanin Tsiolkovsky 1

28. Oppenheimer 1

29. President Kennedy 1

30. Roger Chaffee 1

31. Beyond Earth orbit, where should the next crewed expedition go?   
**5. Mars 40**

32. Moon 4

33. Should the U.S. and its allies develop a military potential in space?   
**6. No 32**

34. Yes 12

35. What is the coolest non-fictional spacecraft ever?   
**7. Apollo 9**

36. International Space Station 8

37. Space Shuttle 8

38. Saturn V 5

39. Hubble Telescope 3

40. Lunar Module 3

41. Cassini 2

42. SpaceShipOne 2

43. Mars Rover 1

44. Skylab 1

45. Voyager 1

46. X 15 1

47. What is the best movie, fiction or nonfiction, about space exploration?   
**8. Apollo 13 18**

48. 2001: A Space Odyssey 15

49. Star Trek 4

50. The Right Stuff 3

51. Contact 2

52. Robinson Crusoe on Mars 1

53. Star Wars 1

54. Other than the U.S., Russia and China, name a country that is now committed to space exploration.   
**9. India 19**

55. Japan 14

56. France 9

57. North Korea 1

58. UK 1

59. What should the first starship be named?   
**10. Enterprise 32**

60. Earth 2

61. Challenger 1

62. Harmony 1

63. Icarus 1

64. Jefferson 1

65. Kirk 1

66. Rama 1

67. Stellarium 1

68. The Neil Armstrong 1

69. The Roddenberry 1

70. Verne 1

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**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-space-exploration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/488824/54 "2009-03-10T19:57:55Z")

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> [@Rebo](#):
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> 1. Other than Werner Von Braun, name a noteworthy figure in space exploration who never left the ground.   
> **4. Robert Goddard 17**
> 2. Dr Robert Goddard 10

Aren’t these the same?

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-space-exploration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/488824/55 "2009-03-10T19:58:40Z")

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I didn’t even participate this time, but wouldn’t “Robert Goddard” and “Dr. Robert Goddard” be the same? Might change quite a few scores…

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-space-exploration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/488824/56 "2009-03-10T20:03:02Z")

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And the winners are ~~~drumroll~~~ **astorian** and **pravnik**!!! Way to go! ::flings confetti:: They both got all ten top answers. Bravo!!

Thanks, everybody! Thank you, **Elendil’s Heir** , for another fun Feud!

New one up shortly.  
\*\*1. astorian 570.45

1. pravnik 570.45 \*\*
2. swampbear 561.36
3. Petrobey Mavromihalis 543.18
4. Little Nemo 543.18
5. 42fish 527.27
6. Springtime for Spacers 511.36
7. kenner116 509.09
8. Larry Borgia 504.55
9. gonzomax 502.27
10. El\_Kabong 497.73
11. bibliophage 488.64
12. critter42 486.36
13. jsgoddess 484.09
14. NDP 477.27
15. Really Not All That Bright 465.91
16. madmonk28 461.36
17. Gangster Octopus 459.09
18. 5 time champ 456.82
19. Pushkin 443.18
20. Chronos 443.18
21. Simmerdown 440.91
22. Baker 438.64
23. Mahaloth 434.09
24. Sparky812 434.09
25. Terminus Est 434.09
26. Cunctator 427.27
27. Elendil’s Heir 404.55
28. Oakwolf 402.27
29. WormTheRed 397.73
30. ArchiveGuy 397.73
31. Only Mostly Dead 386.36
32. The Superhero 381.82
33. Dolores Reborn 381.82
34. HookerChemical 379.55
35. ElvisL1ves 370.45
36. cmkeller 370.45
37. MadTheSwine 365.91
38. zamboniracer 354.55
39. Munch 345.45
40. Kilvert’s Pagan 315.91
41. VanLandry 304.55
42. want2know 302.27
43. Scuba\_Ben 270.45

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-space-exploration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/488824/57 "2009-03-10T20:05:20Z")

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> [@Terminus\_Est](#):
>
> Aren’t these the same?

Well, duh! Of course they are!  
:smack:

\*\*1. astorian 593.18

1. pravnik 593.18 \*\*
2. swampbear 584.09
3. Petrobey Mavromihalis 565.91
4. Little Nemo 565.91
5. 42fish 550.00
6. kenner116 547.73
7. gonzomax 540.91
8. Larry Borgia 527.27
9. El\_Kabong 520.45
10. NDP 515.91
11. Springtime for Spacers 511.36
12. bibliophage 511.36
13. critter42 509.09
14. madmonk28 500.00
15. Gangster Octopus 497.73
16. jsgoddess 484.09
17. Simmerdown 479.55
18. Sparky812 472.73
19. Terminus Est 472.73
20. Cunctator 465.91
21. Really Not All That Bright 465.91
22. Baker 461.36
23. 5 time champ 456.82
24. Pushkin 443.18
25. Chronos 443.18
26. Mahaloth 434.09
27. Elendil’s Heir 427.27
28. ArchiveGuy 420.45
29. Only Mostly Dead 409.09
30. Dolores Reborn 404.55
31. Oakwolf 402.27
32. WormTheRed 397.73
33. cmkeller 393.18
34. MadTheSwine 388.64
35. The Superhero 381.82
36. HookerChemical 379.55
37. ElvisL1ves 370.45
38. zamboniracer 354.55
39. Munch 345.45
40. Kilvert’s Pagan 315.91
41. Scuba\_Ben 309.09
42. VanLandry 304.55
43. want2know 302.27

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**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-space-exploration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/488824/58 "2009-03-10T20:24:29Z")

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It is clearly a commie plot that kept me from the top 10, with all you Yuri Gagarin lovers out there.

O-o-o-o-h look at Comrade Yuri, he was the first man in space. Oh look at Comrade Yuri, he’s so handsome. Ohhh…swoon…

Why do you people hate America?

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**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-space-exploration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/488824/59 "2009-03-10T20:30:36Z")

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In Soviet Russia, Sputnik launches you?

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**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-space-exploration-by-elendils-heir-game-over/488824/60 "2009-03-10T20:36:59Z")

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> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#):
>
> It is clearly a commie plot that kept me from the top 10, with all you Yuri Gagarin lovers out there.
> 
> O-o-o-o-h look at Comrade Yuri, he was the first man in space. Oh look at Comrade Yuri, he’s so handsome. Ohhh…swoon…
> 
> Why do you people hate America?

In Soviet Russia, America hate _you!_

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