Famous astronauts
Who was the first man in Space? (first and last name)
Who is Yuri Gagarin
What was the goal of the Mercury missions?
What is to put a man in orbit and return him safely?
What is a rover
This planet is the only known planet to support life
What is Earth
In 1948, from New Mexico, scientists launched the first ever monkey into space. His name was....
What is Albert
What was the name of the astronaut that did not set foot on the moon, but stayed aboard the Columbia?(first and last name)
Who is Michael Collins
What planet were the viking mission probes sent to?
What is Mars
This type of probe roves over the surface of the planet collecting samples and sometimes performing basic experiments
What is a lander
This planet is a gas giant and the largest planet in our solar system
What is jupiter
How many spiders were launched into space in 1973?
What is 2
Who was the first person sent into orbit of the Mercury 7?
Who was John Glenn
Which Voyager was launched first? The I or the II?
What is the II?
This type of probe does not stay in orbit nor land
What is a fly by?
This planet is a gas giant more than 750 times the size of Earth
What is Saturn
What was the name of the first American to eat in space (hint: mercury 7)
Who is John Glenn?
What was the name of the russian dog sent to space in 1958?
What is Laika
The Mariner missions were meant to explore the following planets:
What are Mars, Venus, and Mercury
What kind of probe probably took this picture?
teacher will project
What is an orbiter?
This icy planet has 8 moons
What is neptune
What is the name of the closest star to Earth? Besides our own
What is Proxima Centauri
Who are : Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen
Which Apollo mission coined the famous term: 'Houston we have a problem.'?
What is the 13?
What do we usually do with orbiting probes if we are afraid they are going to contaminate a moon or planet?
A year on this planet is approximately 225 Earth Days
What is Venus
Under what president did the space race begin?
Who is Kennedy