TIMEZONES 3_UNIT 7_TRW

any one of the many small planets that go around the sun

• moon

• asteroid

• comet

• blackhole

to have a particular situation affect you or happen to you

• asteroid

• launch

• experience

• orbit

to send something such as a spacecraft, weapon, etc. into space, into the sky or through water

• launch

• orbit

• experience

• asteroid

to follow a curved path around a planet or star

• satellite

• experience

• orbit

• space race

a human-made object that circles a large object like a planet in space

• satellite

• space race

• orbit

• launch

the competition between nations regarding achievements in the field of space exploration.

• asteroid

• satellite

• experience

• space race

In what year did the Soviet Union sent its first satellite into space?

• 1957

• 1961

• 1962

• 1969

In what year did Yuri Gagarin became the first person to travel to space?

• 1957

• 1961

• 1962

• 1969

In what year did Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space?

• 1957

• April 12, 1961

• May 5, 1961

• July 20, 1969

In what year did John Glenn flew around the Earth three times?

• 1962

• April 12, 1961

• May 5, 1961

• July 20, 1969