SC History
This was the first Space Concordia logo
What is the Spacecraft logo?
In 1927, this pilot flew the Spirit of St. Louis solo and nonstop across the Atlantic
Who is Charles Lindbergh?
This rocket carried Yuri Gagarin as he became the first man to journey into outer space
What is Vostok-1?
The Soviet Union launched this first artificial satellite in 1957
What is Sputnik 1?
This Canadian-built robotic arm first flew on the Space Shuttle in 1981
What is Canadarm?
Space Concordia was founded in this year
What is 2010?
In 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in this rocket plane
What is the Bell X-1?
This Russian theorist derived the fundamental rocket equation in 1903.
Who is Konstantin Tsiolkovsky?
In 1962, this AT&T satellite was the first to relay live television across the Atlantic. It was later destroyed in the Starfish Prime high altitude nuclear tests
What is Telstar 1?
China's Yutu-2 rover made history in 2019 by becoming the first rover to explore it
What is the far side of the moon? (Von Kármán crater)
In 2018, this rocket won 1st place in both the Advanced and Payload categories at the Spaceport America Cup
What is Supersonice?
The Wright brothers made the first powered flight at Kitty Hawk in this year
What is 1903?
Ham, the first chimpanzee in space flew aboard this rocket
What is Mercury-Redstone 2?
Launched in 1962, this satellite made Canada the third nation to put a satellite in orbit.
What is Alouette 1?
In 2024, NASA's Perseverance rover found this while exploring Mars
What is Cheyava Falls? (A rock that showed signs of being a potential indicator of ancient life on Mars)
The first SC Robotics Astronaut Assistance Rover, and first SC Rover to go to the University Rover Challenge
What is SCAAR?
This British aircraft, introduced in 1952, was the world’s first commercial jet airliner.
What is the de Havilland Comet?
In 1926, this American launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket
Who is Robert Goddard?
Luna 3, the first space probe to take photos of the far side of the moon, notoriously used this from scavenged CIA spy balloons
This NASA Mars rover pioneered the dramatic "sky crane" landing maneuver to touch down safely inside Gale Crater in 2012
What is Curiosity?
Ad Astra Per
What is Doctrinam?
This pioneer was the first to fly an airship around the Eiffel tower, and the first to make a public, officially observed, and unassisted powered flight in Europe. He also helped popularize wrist watches, after complaining to his friend Louis Cartier that he couldn't read time while flying.
Who is Alberto Santos-Dumont?
On October 20, 2024, this rocket by the USC Rocket Propulsion Laboratory set the absolute amateur rocket record, reaching an astounding 470,400 feet (143.3 km) from the Black Rock Desert.
What is Aftershock II?
Geostationary satellites orbit at roughly this altitude, in kilometers
About 35,786 km
In 1997, this small rover became the first to drive on Mars
What is Sojourner?