Human Space Exploration

Which were the first to walk on the moon?

• Buzz Lightyear and Woody
• Alan Shepard and Sally Ride
• Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong
• John Glenn and Yuri Gargarin

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

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

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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

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

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

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The first satellite to orbit the earth was called:

• Mercury 2

• Friendship 7

• Sputnik 1

• Endeavor 1

The space shuttle was different from previous U.S. rockets in that it was:

• made of aluminum

• made of pieces that came apart

• reusable

• only good for 1 flight

This diagram provides some important dates in the history of space exploration as it relates to the Moon. After scientists had a clear picture of the surface of the Moon, they landed an unmanned craft before risking human life. The Soviets landed the first unmanned craft on the Moon, named Luna 9. Which of the following is the most reasonable time period for this mission to have taken place?

• Sometime before 1959

• Between 1959 - 1965

• Between 1965 - 1969

• Sometime after 1969

Telescopes like the Hubble Space Telescope are put into orbit around the Earth because...

• heavy rainfall and pavement radiation from Earth affecting images
• air traffic and magnetic interference from Earth distorting images
• light pollution and atmospheric interference from Earth distort images
• carbon dioxide and human overpopulation from Earth affect images

Space probe launched to explore the outer planets and took the first pictures of Uranus and Neptune in 1977

• Voyager 1

• Viking 1 & 2

• Voyager 2

• Friendship 7

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Which rover launched a month after its twin rover, Spirit, was launched to Mars?

• Curiosity

• Opportunity

• Discovery

• Sojourner