Space History
First man on the moon
Who is Neil Armstrong?
First animal in space
What are Fruit Flies?
NASA has sent several rovers to this planet, including Curiosity and Perseverance.
What is Mars?
Country that won the space race
What is The Soviet Union?
In 1968, aboard the Soviet Zond 5 mission, this reptile became the first animal to orbit the Moon.
What are tortoises?
In 1970, this mission had to abort its Moon landing after an oxygen tank exploded, famously prompting the phrase "Houston, we've had a problem."
Because there is no wind or rain to wash them away, the bootprints left by astronauts on this planet will likely stay there for millions of years.
First human in space
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
The name of a chimpanzee who became the first hominid in space in 1961.
In 2012, this car-sized rover landed on Mars searching for signs of past habitability.
Who is Curiosity?
The first satellite sent to space
What is Sputnik 1?
In 1963, France launched this tuxedo cat, who remains the only feline to have ever traveled to space
Who is Félicette?
In 2015, this NASA probe performed the first-ever flyby of Pluto, revealing that the dwarf planet has a giant, heart-shaped glacier.
Who is New Horizons?
Astronaut who ate Quaker’s Oats during the Apollo 17 mission in 1972
Who is Eugene Cernan?
In 1959, this Soviet probe became the first human-made object to reach the vicinity of the Moon, but due to a failure in its control system, it missed its impact target and became the first spacecraft to enter a heliocentric orbit
What is Luna 1?
These microscopic "water bears" are known for being the toughest animals on Earth, even surviving a 2007 experiment where they were exposed to the cold vacuum and radiation of open space.
What are tardigrades?
While Apollo 11’s Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were physically on the lunar surface in 1969, this robotic Soviet probe was simultaneously attempting a sample-return mission nearby before it tragically crashed into the Moon’s Sea of Crises.
What is Luna 15?
This band sent pizza to space in 2013
Who are Anamanaguchi?
This 19th-century French author accurately predicted that a moon-bound capsule would be launched from Florida and splash down in the Pacific, nearly 100 years before Apollo 11.
Who Is Jules Verne?