Space Exploration Timeline Check

What is the correct order of the oldest to most recent?

• Sputnik- Viking/Pathfinder on Mars- Mercury (man in orbit)-Apollo 11

• Sputnik-Mercury(man in orbit)-Apollo11- Viking/Pathfinder on Mars

• Apollo 11- Mercury(man in orbity)- Sputnik- Viking/Pathfinder on Mars

• Viking/Pathfinder on Mars-Sputnik-Apollo 11- Mercury (man in orbit)

The ________ was designed to land humans on the Moon and bring them safely back to Earth.

• Project Apollo

• Project Mercury

The ________ was the first human spaceflight program of the United States to put a man into Earth orbit and return him safely.

• Project Mercury

• Project Apollo

The Soviet Union launched ________, the worlds first artificial satellite, into the Earth's orbit in 1957.

• Sputnik

• Explorer I

Long term research laboratory in space, constructed with resources from 15 different nations.

• Space Shuttle
• Space Probe
• Satellite
• International Space Station

A tool for viewing and observing Galileo perfected and pointed to the sky to study space.

• telescope

• space shuttle

• binoculars

• satellite

What object is launched into orbit and designed to land, move around, and gather information and samples?

• rover

• satellite

• space shuttle

Instrument that travels into the solar system, gathers information and sends it back to Earth

• Space shuttle
• Rocket
• Space ship
• Space probe

What object is launched into orbit and designed to send and receive information?

• rover
• satellite
• space shuttle

Reusable spacecraft that transports astronauts, satellites, and other materials to and from space.

• Space ship
• Space shuttle
• Voyager 1
• Space station