Famous People In Space
Who was the first women to go into space?
Valentina Tereshkova, a 26-year-old Soviet cosmonaut and textile worker, became the first woman in space on June 16, 1963
How many planets are in our solar system?
Eight (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
How many constellations are there?
There are 88 official constellations
What was the first spacecraft to bring humans to space?
Apollo 11, which landed on July 20, 1969
What is the sun made of?
The sun is composed of hot plasma
Who was the first person on the moon?
Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon, stepping onto the lunar surface on July 20, 1969
What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
Mercury
What is the largest constellation?
Hydra (the water snake) covers the largest area of the sky
Who was the first human to travel into space?
Yuri Gagarin by the Soviet Union
How hot is the sun?
The surface is about 10,000 degrees while the core reaches roughly 27 million degrees
Who was the first person from the Soviet cosmonaut to go to space?
Yuri Gagarin, who became the first human in space on April 12, 1961
What is the biggest planet in our solar planet?
Jupiter
What is the smallest constellation?
Crux Australis (the southern cross) is the smallest
What was the first manmade satellite?
Sputnik 1, launched by the Soviet union
How long will the sun last?
It is in the middle age and is expected to continue burning for another 5 billion years
Who was the first American women in space?
Sally Ride (1951–2012) made history on June 18, 1983, as the first American woman—and youngest American at age 32—to fly in space
What is the only planet not named after a Greek or Roman god?
Earth
What are the Zodiac constellations?
There are twelve (or thirteen including Ophiuchus)
Which spacecraft was the first to land successfully on Mars and send back images?
Viking 1, in July 1976
What is a sunspot?
They are areas on the sun's surface that appear dark
Who was the first Chinese citizen to go to space?
Yang Liwei became the first Chinese astronaut (taikonaut) in space on October 15, 2003, aboard the Shenzhou-5 spacecraft
What separates the inner and outer planets?
The asteroid belt
What is an asterism?
A pattern of stars that is smaller than or part of a recognized constellation such as the big dipper
What was the first mission to return cometary and interstellar material?
The stardust spacecraft in 2006
What is the sun's magnetic field?
The sun has a complex magnetic field that reverses its pull every 11 years