Early space travel
What was the first living thing to orbit our planet?
a) a large cat
b) a blueberry bush
c) a dog named Laika
c) a dog named Laika
What is the ISS?
a) a satellite and science laboratory orbiting the earth
b) an incredibly large rocket floating in space
c) A camera taking photos of space
a) a satellite and science laboratory orbiting the earth
Who was the first human to set foot on the moon?
a) Elton John
b) Neil Armstrong
c) Chris Hadfield
b) Neil Armstrong
True or false?
The main purpose of sending animals to space was to study the effect of spaceflight on living organisims.
True
True or false?
Two tortoises flew around the moon in 1968 becoming the first earth creature to travel around the moon and return.
True
When was the first satellite launched?
a) January 9th 1900
b) October 4th 1957
c) May 10th 2010
b) October 4th 1957
True or false?
The ISS is the size of an average 18 hole golf course.
False
The ISS is the size of a baseball field.
Franklin Chang-Daiz and Jerry Ross share the world record fro the most spaceflights. They traveled to space ______ times
a) 21 times
b) 5 times
c) 7 times
c) 7 times
What were the first creatures in space?
a) fruit flies
b) Laika the dog
c) a chimpanzee
a) fruit flies
True or false?
Astronauts shrink 1-2 inches in space.
False
Astronauts grow 1-2 inches in space.
True or False?
Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched by the united states and it successfully reached orbit a few months later.
True
How long has the ISS been in orbit?
a) exactly 9 years
b) just under 20 years
c) over 27 years
c) over 27 years
How many people have successfuly reached earths orbit?
a) 637 people
b) 50 people
c) 999 people
a) 637 people
True or false?
A cat has been to space.
True
Yes Felicette was a small black and white cat that was sent to space and survived while sadly two months later she was put down so scientists could study how her body had been effected by spaceflight.
If you could drive a car straight up at highway speed (about 100 km/h) it would take around ______ years to reach where earths atmosphere gradually fades into space.
a) one thousand years
b) A bit more than one year
c) one hundred years
c) one hundred years
True or false
The first human to go to space was Yuri Gagarin launched aboard Vostok 1
True
There is currently ________ people on the ISS right now.
(how many people are on the ISS?)
There are currently 7 people on the ISS right now.
There are three individuals from NASA:
Christopher Williams Jessica Meir Jack Hathaway
True or false?
Chris Hadfield became the first Canadian astronaut in space.
False
Marc Garneau made history when he became the first Canadian astronaut to go to space.
which animal has been sent to space the most?
a) mice
b) flies
c) moneys and apes
a) mice
How old was Oliver Daemen, the youngest person to travel to space?
a) 9 years old
b) 18 years old
c) 21 years old
b) 18 years old
Where was the first satellite launched?
a) Baikonur Cosmodrom
b) Italy
c) Pavlodar
a) Baikonur Cosmodrom
What are the two main purposes if the ISS?
a) Space testing and earth observation
b) Microgravity research and human spaceflight preparation
c) Global cooperation and commercialization
Trick question!
All of the above.
True or false?
Julianna Elioenai was the first woman in space.
False
Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space.
True or false?
Laika the dog was the first mammal in space.
False
A money named Albert ll was the first animal to reach space while Laika the dog was the first animal to orbit the earth.
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration