Early Astronomers and Space Exploration

Who was the first man on the moon?

• President Obama

• Martin L. King, Jr.

• Buzz Lightyear

• Neil Armstrong

Which tool allows scientists to take pictures of very distant objects such as other galaxies, stars, and planets?

• telescope
• periscope
• space shuttle
• rover

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What object is launched into orbit and designed to send and receive information, like GPS navigation or cellular communication?

• rover
• satellite
• space shuttle
• space probe

Which space mission was responsible for getting a man on the moon?  

• Challenger
• Voyager 
• Gemini
• Apollo 

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I orbit Earth and help your cell phones work. What am I?

• Space Shuttle 
• Rover
• Satellite
• Rocket

Country that landed the first man on the Moon

• Soviet Union (Russia)
• Iceland
• China
• USA

Russia sent the first artificial satellite, ______________, into Earth's orbit

• Explorer 1

• Apollo 1

• Sputnik 1

• Gemini 1

What is the ISS?

• International Student Services
• Inside Sun Secrets
• International Space Station
• Iraq Space Services

Which of these is a place where humans live and study space?

• Moon probe
• Mars Rover
• Space Shuttle
• International Space Station

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Which country launched the first artificial satellite?

• USSR/Soviet Union
• USA
• Canada
• Japan