Space Missions

Who was the first US astronaut to orbit the Earth?

• Guion Bluford

• John Glenn

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

Who was the first astronaut to step foot on the moon?

• Guion Bluford

• John Glenn

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

Who was the first African American to go into space?

• Guion Bluford

• John Glenn

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

What mission took up the first African American and first American woman into space?

• Mercury

• Challenger

• Voyager

• Discovery

What mission took the Hubble telescope into space?

• Mercury

• Challenger

• Voyager

• Discovery

What mission was sent to study Jupiter and Saturn and is now almost at the end of the solar system?

• Mercury

• Challenger

• Voyager

• Discovery

What is the permanent lab in space for long term research?

• Sputnik

• International Space Station

• Mercury

• Pathfinder

What was the first artificial satellite sent to space by Russia?

• Sputnik

• International Space Station

• Mercury

• Pathfinder

Which mission orbited the Earth with John Glenn inside?

• Sputnik

• International Space Station

• Mercury

• Pathfinder

Which mission took the robotic explorer to Mars to study it's surface?

• Sputnik

• International Space Station

• Mercury

• Pathfinder