Sputnik Mission
What was the first artificial satellite?
Sputnik.
What is Apollo 11?
It is the space mission that put the first man on the moon.
What was the name of the first satellite that the Americans launched into space?
Its name was The Explorer.
What did Neil Armstrong say on the moon?
"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
Who launched Sputnik?
The soviets/USSR launched Sputnik.
What is the Apollo Progran?
It was the program by the U.S. to get a man on the moon.
What is Project Mercury?
It is the project where America put their first man in space.
How many people watched the moon landing?
650 million.
Why was Sputnik created?
It was created for the USSR to try and win the space race.
Why did we do the Apollo Program?
To try and take the lead in the Cold War.
What is the Mariner 2?
It is the space probe that provided close up images of Venus.
What was used to launch Sputnik into orbit?
A IBCM(Inter-continental Ballistic Missile) was used.
What did Sputnik do in space?
It created a radio transmitter signal that provided data on the atmosphere.
What did this Program establish?
It established N.A.S.A.
What was project Gemini designed to do?
It was designed to connect the Mercury and Apollo.
How many times did Gemini IV orbit the earth?
How did the U.S. respond?
We responded with shock and fear that we were getting bombed from space and that we were losing the space race.
What is the name of the second person to walk on the moon?
Buzz Aldrin
What was the name of the spacecraft that was the first spacecraft to orbit?
It is called the Friendship 7.
What became the only time that people died in space?
The Soyuz 11, a Soviet mission.