History of Space Exploration
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On June 16th, 1963 this person from the Soviet Union was the first woman in space.
29Elena Ochoa
Valentina Tereshkova
Sally Ride
Vladimir Schlotzky
- Q1
On June 16th, 1963 this person from the Soviet Union was the first woman in space.
Elena Ochoa
Valentina Tereshkova
Sally Ride
Vladimir Schlotzky
20s - Q2
On November 3rd, 1957 what kind of animal was the first animal in orbit?
chimpanzee
dog
hamster
cat
20s - Q3
April 12th, 1961 this was the first human to go to space.
Jimmy Sputnik
Yuri Gagarin
Neil Armstrong
John Glenn
20s - Q4
What was the name of the first American to orbit the earth in 1962?
Yuri Gagarin
Allen Shepherd
John Glenn
Buzz Aldrin
20s - Q5
Before sending a human into space, the USA first sent this animal to space in 1961
mouse
cow
goldfish
chimpanzee
20s - Q6
What was the name of the very first satellite to be launched into space?
Spudder
Apollo
Curiosity
Sputnik 1
20s - Q7
In 1968 this mission conducted the first Lunar Orbit and its astronauts were the first to see the back side of the moon.
Lunar 7
Apollo 8
Mir Space Station
Challenger 4
20s - Q8
This was the name of the mission where the first humans set foot on the moon in 1969.
Apollo 5
Apollo 8
Apollo 13
Apollo 11
20s - Q9
Who was the first person to ever step foot on the moon?
Michael Scott
Edward White
Buzz Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
20s - Q10
Who was the second astronaut to walk on the moon during that same mission in 1969?
Buzz Lightyear
Alan Shepard
John Glenn
Buzz Aldrin
20s - Q11
During the Apollo 13 mission, 3 astronauts survived a near tragedy by rationing the oxygen and and living how long in the lunar module that was made to support 2 people for 50 hours?
8 days
95 hours
36 hours
12 hours
20s - Q12
During this mission in 1971, astronauts actually got to drive around on the moon in lunar vehicles called the Rover and The Moon Buggy.
Curiosity 9
Apollo 15
Apollo 1
Challenger 12
20s - Q13
What was the name of the first American space station launched in 1973?
Skyhome
Skylab
Skyharbor
Skybar
20s - Q14
In 1983 she was the first American woman in space.
Sally Ride
Doja-Naut
Elena Ochoa
Linda Stark
20s - Q15
In 1986 the Challenger exploded just after takeoff and it resulted in the death of how many astronauts (including a school teacher)?
7
12
2
4
20s
