Unit 3: Energy and Universe (Spacecraft)

When did the first artificial satellite to go to space? What was it called?

• Sputnik 1 October 1957

• Sputnik 1 November 1957

• Vostok 6 June 1963

• Vostok 6 October 1957

When did the first mammal to go to space? What was the spacecraft that carried it called?

• Sputnik 2 November 1957

• Luna 2 September 1959

• Sputnik 2 September 1959

• Luna 2 November 1957

Who was the first man in space?

• Yuri Gagarin

• Neil Armstrong

• James McDivitt

• Bruce McCandles

Who was the first person to walk in space?

• James McDivitt

• Bruce McCandles

• Valentina Tereshkova

• Yuri Gagarin

What is the universe made up of?

(a)  

Who was the first woman in space?

• Valentina Tereshkova

• Sally Ride

• Yuri Gagarin

• Neil Armstrong

Which mission was the first to land humans on the moon?

• Apollo 11

• Apollo 13

• Apollo 8

• Apollo 15

What was the name of the first space shuttle to go into space?

• Columbia

• Challenger

• Discovery

• Atlantis

Who was the first person to set foot on the moon?

• Yuri Gagarin

• Neil Armstrong

• James McDivitt

• Bruce McCandles