Famous Astronauts
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
John Glenn
What was the first space shuttle disaster?
Challenger
What is the 6th planet from the sun?
Saturn
How many crew members were on the Artemis II?
4
What is the 1st layer of the atmosphere?
Troposphere
Who was the first American female in space?
Sally Ride
What year was the first space shuttle launched into orbit?
Columbia, 1981
What is the smallest planet?
Mercury
When was the Artemis II launched?
April 1st, 2026
What protects earth from harmful radiation from the sun?
The ozone layer
Who was the first man in space?
Yuri Gagarin
How many missions were flown by the space shuttle fleet?
135
What mineral causes Mars' atmosphere to appear red?
Iron
How long was the Artemis II's mission?
9 days, 1 hr, and 32 min
What is the farthest point away from Earth in an orbit called?
Apogee
Who was on the Apollo 11?
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins
When was the last space shuttle launched?
July 8th, 2011, Atlantis
What is Neptune's nickname?
The blue planet
When was the last lunar mission before the Artemis II?
1972 - 54 years ago
What is the temperature in space?
2.7 Kelvin (-454.81 F or -270.45 C)
Name at least one person from the Apollo 13 mission
Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise
What was the longest space shuttle mission?
Columbia, 17 days, 15 hrs and 53 min
How many moons does Jupiter have?
101
How far from earth did the Artemis II go?
252,756 miles - Farthest humans have ever been from earth
What is the suns outermost layer?