Space Flight History

Sputnik, the first Russian satellite was launched in what year?

• 2005
• 1957
• 1898
• 1776

When did astronaughts first begin living in the International Space Station?

• 1995
• 2000
• 2005
• 1990

What year was it when the first person went into space?

• 1959
• 1960
• 1961
• 1962

What year was the first moon walk?

• 1959
• 1969
• 1979
• 1989

The United Sates launched their first space shuttle in what year?

• 1986
• 1981
• 1979
• 1976

What country was the first to put a man into space?

• USA
• Canada
• Russia
• England

What was the name of the first satellite to orbit Earth?

• Sputnik
• Skylab
• Challenger
• Curiosity

Who was the first man in space?

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

• Leonov

• Aldrin

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