Space Exploration

What was the world's first liquid-fueled rocket powered by?

• Hydrogen and oxygen

• Kerosene and liquid nitrogen

• Gasoline and liquid oxygen

• Methane and liquid helium

When and where was the world's first liquid-fueled rocket launched?

• March 16, 1926, in Auburn, Massachusetts

• July 20, 1969, in Houston, Texas

• April 12, 1961, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan

• October 4, 1957, in Moscow, Russia

Which was the first rocket to fly high enough to reach space?

• Saturn V

• Falcon 1

• V2 missile

• Space Shuttle

In which year was the V2 missile first launched by Germany?

• 1939

• 1942

• 1945

• 1950

What is a satellite?

• A natural body orbiting the Earth

• An artificial body placed in orbit around the Earth or moon

• A space station

• A type of aircraft

When was Sputnik 1 successfully launched?

• Oct. 4, 1956

• Oct. 4, 1957

• Nov. 3, 1957

• Dec. 1, 1957

What distinction did the former Soviet Union achieve with the launch of Sputnik 1?

• The first country to land a man on the moon

• The first country to send an animal into space

• The first country to put a human-made object into space

• The first country to build a space station

Who was the first human in space?

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• Yuri Gagarin

• Alan Shepard

In which year did Yuri Gagarin become the first human to travel into space?

• 1959

• 1961

• 1965

• 1969

How long did Yuri Gagarin's flight last when he orbited the Earth?

• 88 minutes

• 108 minutes

• 180 minutes

• 208 minutes