History of Space

Who became the first American astronaut to journey into outer space traveling aboard Freedom 7 in May of 1961?

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

The United States launched its own artificial satellite, _______ into space in 1958.

• Explorer I

• Sputnik

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

The first satellite launched into space by Russia 

• Space Suit

• Sputnik

• ISS

• Astronaut

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

• Sputnik I

• Apollo 11

• Hubble Telescope

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The ________ was the first human spaceflight program of the United States to put a man into Earth orbit and return him safely.

• Project Mercury

• Project Apollo

Phase 2 of getting to the Moon. Orbited teams of 2 astronauts

• Project Gemini

• Project Moon

• Project Apollo

• Project Mercury

First American to orbit Earth?

• Alan B. Shepherd

• John Glenn

• Buzz Lightyear

• Neil Armstrong

• Lance Armstrong

Who was the first human to travel into space?

• Yuri Gagarin

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• John Glenn

What was the name of the first artificial Earth satellite?

• Sputnik 1

• Explorer 1

• Vostok 1

• Apollo 11

Which planet did the Mariner 4 spacecraft fly by in 1965, sending back the first close-up images?

• Mars

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Mercury