Space Exploration- from sputnik to the ISS
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- Q1Which planet is known as the 'Red Planet' due to its reddish appearance?UranusJupiterMarsSaturn30s
- Q2Which country launched the first artificial satellite named Sputnik in 1957?ChinaUnited StatesRussiaFranceSoviet Union30s
- Q3What is the name of the space station where astronauts from different countries live and work together in space?Saturn OutpostMars StationISS (International Space Station)Moon Base30s
- Q4Which celestial body is the largest in our solar system?NeptuneMarsSaturnJupiter30s
- Q5What is the name of the first manned spaceflight launched by the Soviet Union in 1961?Mir 1Vostok 1Soyuz 1Apollo 130s
- Q6What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1957?MeteorAsteroidCometSputnik30s
- Q7Who was the first woman in space?Sally RideValentina TereshkovaNeil ArmstrongYuri Gagarin30s
- Q8Who was the first man in space?Valentina TereshkovaNeil ArmstrongSally RideYuri Gagarin30s
- Q9What country was the first woman in space from?United StatesChinaSoviet UnionGermany30s
- Q10Who was the first man to walk on the moon?Neil ArmstrongAlan ShepardJohn GlennBuzz Aldrin30s
- Q11Who was the first woman to take part in a spacewalk?Yuri GagarinValentina TereshkovaSally RideSvetlana Savitskaya30s
- Q12Who was the first man to orbit the Earth?Valentina TereshkovaNeil ArmstrongYuri GagarinSally Ride30s