Space Firsts
ISS
Space Program Missions
USA
USSR
100
The first mission to land on the moon.
What is Apollo 11
100
The International Space Station gets its power from this.
What are solar panels.
100
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautical and Space Administration.
100
In February 1962, this man became the first American to orbit the Earth.
Who is John Glenn.
100
This Russian probe orbited the Earth and changed the course of history.
What is Sputnik.
200
The first man in space.
Who is Yuri Gagarin.
200
Russians on the space station are called this.
What is "cosmonaut."
200
American space mission to the moon.
What is Apollo.
200
In this year, the first space shuttle was launched.
What is 1981.
200
The year the USSR launched Sputnik into orbit
What is 1957.
300
The first space station to be regularly used in space to conduct science missions.
What is Mir.
300
"Missions" to the ISS are called this instead of "missions."
What is expeditions.
300
This was the first manned American mission in space.
What is Mercury.
300
This man is considered the "Father of modern rocketry."
Who is Robert Goddard.
300
The US Space program used chimpanzees. USSR used these animals instead.
What are dogs.
400
The first American in space.
Who is Alan Shepard.
400
This many total countries are working together to build the International Space Station(ISS).
What is 15.
400
The current NASA mission to Mars.
What is Orion.
400
This man is considered the "father of the US space program."
Who is Wernher von Braun.
400
The name of the famous "Russian First Dog In Space."
What is Laika.
500
The first American to walk in space.
Who is Ed White.
500
Commander of the ISS Expedition 35 who also greeted this class at the beginning of the school year.
Who is Chris Hadfield.
500
Fictional mission name of Mrs. Wheeler's favorite space movie "The Martian."
What is Aries. :)
500
Name of the famous american space chimp.
What is Ham the Astrochimp.
500
Name of the first man-made Russian object to hit the Moon.
What is Luna 2.
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