Space History

On July 20, 1969, this famous event happened.

• Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the lunar surface and he said the famous words, "That's one small step for a man. One giant leap for mankind.”

• Project Apollo placed 12 humans on the moon at once.

• NASA decided to stop trying to land on the moon.

• NASA landed their first space craft on Mars.

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The space shuttle was different from previous U.S. rockets in that it was:

• made of aluminum

• made of pieces that came apart

• reusable

• only good for 1 flight

Who was the 1st American to orbit Earth?

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• Yuri Gregarin

• Alan Shepard

This was the name of the mission in which the US set our sights on getting to the Moon.

• Explorer I

• The Mercury Project

• The Gemini Program

• Project Apollo

Who was the first man to walk on the moon's surface on July 20, 1969?

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

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​ The modern age of space exploration began in 1957, when the Soviet Union launched ​ (a)   , an artificial satellite. ​

• Sputnik I

• Apollo 11

• Hubble Telescope

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Who became the first person to journey into outer space traveling aboard Vostok 1 in April of 1961?

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

Which country was the first to send an artificial satellite into the Earth's orbit?

• Soviet Union

• United States of America

Who was the first American to orbit Earth in Friendship 7?

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

The first satellite launched into space by Russia 

• Space Suit

• Sputnik

• ISS

• Astronaut