Astronauts

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

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

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

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

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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On July 16, 1969, three U.S. astronauts set off on the Apollo 11 space mission to attempt the...

• first lunar (moon) landing

• first orbit of the Earth

• first journey into outer space

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First American to orbit Earth?

• Alan B. Shepherd

• John Glenn

• Buzz Lightyear

• Neil Armstrong

• Lance Armstrong

First man to walk on the Moon saying "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for man kind."

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• Yuri Gagarin

• John Glenn

Reusable spacecraft that transports astronauts, satellites, and other materials to and from space.

• Space ship

• Space shuttle

• Voyager 1

• Space station

The ________ was designed to land humans on the Moon and bring them safely back to Earth.

• Project Apollo

• Project Mercury

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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

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