Space Exploration

Who was the first American to orbit Earth in Friendship 7?

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

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Who was the first man to walk on the moon's surface on July 20, 1969?

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

Who became the first person to journey into outer space traveling aboard Vostok 1 in April of 1961?

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

Who became the first American astronaut to journey into outer space traveling aboard Freedom 7 in May of 1961?

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

Which country was the first to send a man into space?

• Soviet Union

• United States of America

The United States launched its own artificial satellite, _______ into space in 1958.

• Explorer I

• Sputnik

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

• Sputnik

• Explorer I

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Space probe launched in 1977 on Interstellar Mission to explore the outer planets and beyond and took the first pictures we have of Jupiter and Saturn.

• Voyager 1

• The Challenger

• Voyager 2

• Viking 1 & 2

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Country that landed the first man on the Moon

• Soviet Union (Russia)
• Iceland
• China
• USA

He was the first American in space.

• Alan Shepard
• Neil Armstrong
• Buzz Aldrin
• Tom Hanks