Milestons
The first artificial satellite launched into space.
What is Sputnik 12?
The first woman in space.
Who is Valentina Tershkova?
The purpose of the Apollo 11 mission.
What is to land humans on the Moon?
The first animal sent into space.
What are fruit flies?
Space is silent because of this.
What is there is no air?
The first human in space.
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
Astronaut known for his famous "Hello, Earth!" message from space.
Who is Chris Hadfield?
The name of the Mars Rover that is currently collecting samples to send back to Earth.
What is Perseverance?
The name of the first dog sent into space.
Who is Laika?
The distance of the Moon from Earth.
What is 238,855 miles?
The year Neil Armstrong walked on the moon.
What is 1969?
The first African American woman to travel in space.
Who is Mae Jemison?
What are Voyager 1 and 2?
Type of animals that helped test space travel before humans went.
What are monkeys and mice?
The ISS orbits Earth this often.
What is every 90 minutes?
This began construction in space in 1998.
What is the International Space Station or ISS?
The astronaut who holds the record for the most time spent in space.
The name o f the mission that tested a flight to the Moon without any crew aboard.
What is Artemis 1?
Tiny creatures that survived in the vacuum of space in 2007.
What are tardigrades?
Man-made satellites help us with this.
What is GPS, weather forecasts, and streaming TV?
This significant event in space exploration took place in 2021.
What is the beginning of civilian space flights?
The astronaut who said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
The main goal of the ISS.
What is to conduct experiments and learn about living in space?
What is the United States of America?
This is a unique feature of rovers like Perseverance on Mars.
What is the ability to explore Mars and search for signs of life?