Famous Astronauts
The first man on the moon, who said “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Who is Neil Armstrong?
Name one of the physical requirements necessary to become an astronaut.
What is... 20/20 vision (glasses allowed), no high blood pressure, height between 5'2" and 6'3", must pass NASA physical.
This large spacecraft in orbit around Earth serves as a home where crews of astronauts and cosmonauts live and conduct research. It orbits Earth every 90 minutes.
What is the International Space Station?
This is a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems.
What is a galaxy?
This celestial body was downgraded controversially from planet to dwarf planet in 2006.
What is Pluto?
This Russian was the first man in space.
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
This is the length of the average stint of an astronaut on the space station.
What is 6 months?
Known as Space City, this city is home to the International Space Station's and NASA's mission control.
What is Houston, Texas?
This celestial body orbits a star and has gravity strong enough to force it into a spherical shape and force others of its size out of its orbit.
What is a planet?
This is the smallest and innermost planet in the Solar System.
What is Mercury?
She was the first American woman in space.
Who is Dr. Sally Ride?
This is the number of years of professional experience required to apply.
What is 3 years? [or 1,000 hrs of piloting a jet aircraft]
Name a country besides the USA and Russia which also sends astronauts to the ISS.
What is... Canada, Japan, the Russian Federation, the United States, and eleven Member States of the European Space Agency (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom)?
This is a celestial body that makes an orbit around a planet.
What is a moon?
This is the galaxy that contains our Solar System. It is estimated to contain 100–400 billion stars and more than 100 billion planets.
What is the Milkyway?
This man was the first American to orbit Earth.
Who is John Glenn?
This level of degree in a scientific or mathematical field is required to become an astronaut.
What is a bachelor's degree?
This is the year the international space station was complete enough to house its first team of astronauts.
What is 2000?
This is a celestial body that is a ball of gas, which gives off heat and light.
What is a star?
This is the largest planet in our solar system in terms of mass, volume, and surface. This planet's diameter is roughly 11 times that of Earth and is 2.5 times the mass of all the planets in our solar system combined.
What is Jupiter?
This Hoosier was the first man to fly in space twice.
Who is Gus Grissom?
This is the starting salary per year for an American astronaut.
What is a $66,000?
This is the number of astronauts currently in space (at the ISS).
What is 6?
What is a region of spacetime exhibiting gravitational acceleration so strong that nothing—no particles or even electromagnetic radiation such as light—can escape from it?
What is a black hole?
This is the number of moons in our solar system.
What is 181?