Pioneers of Aviation and Space

The ______ was the first type of airplane engine used.

• motor

• propeller

• space ship

Which country was the first to accomplish landing a person on the moon?

• The United States

• Russia

• Canada

Who did computer work for NASA?

• President Kennedy

• Sally Ride

• Katherine Johnson

Who was the first American woman to travel into space?

• Sally Ride

• Katherine Johnson

• Ruby Bridges

What was discovered on Mars?

• salt

• aliens

• water

What were the effects of the launch of Sputnik? Select two.

• man made object orbited the Earth

• United States lost the Space Race

• It was discovered that Mars had water.

• It put the first woman into space.