Space Physicists
This 17th century physicist was the first to develop the Law of Universal Gravitation
Who is Isaac Newton?
What is Earth?
This man was the first to walk on the Moon, uttering his famous "One small step for man..."
Who is Neil Armstrong?
This series of missions was the first to send man to the moon
What is Apollo?
The most recent rover to be landed on Mars is named this
What is Perseverance?
This physicist developed the theory of General Relativity
Who is Albert Einstein?
This is the closest star to Earth
What is the Sun?
In 1932 this aviator became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic; In 1937, she mysteriously disappeared
Who is Amelia Earhart?
NASA's reusable spacecraft program, serving from 1981 to 2011
What is the Space Shuttle? or STS?
This 1957 satellite was the first to be launched into orbit
What is Sputnik?
This man, famous for his colorful neckties, currently serves as the director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York
Who is Neil deGrasse Tyson?
What is a solar system?
This man was the first to go to space, orbiting the Earth just one time for the Soviet Union
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
Last year, this private company became the first to launch humans from United States soil since 2011
What is SpaceX?
What is the Jet Propulsion Laboratory?
This physicist showed that black holes emit radiation, the type of radiation is now named after him
Who is Stephen Hawking?
University of Michigan alumnus Katie Bouman became famous for the work she did to image this space object
What is a black hole?
This NASA flight director was well known for his mission vests, made by his wife
Who is Gene Kranz?
NASA is currently developing this 4-person spacecraft to be launched on the Space Launch System
What is Orion?
In 2015, this spacecraft became the first to visit the dwarf planet Pluto
What is New Horizons?
This physicist developed his laws of planetary motion, bane of calculus students everywhere
Who is Johannes Kepler?
The four largest moons of Jupiter (Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto) are collectively known as these, named for the astronomer who discovered them
What are the Galilean moons?
This Soviet cosmonaut was the first woman to go to space; a Kerbal is named after her
Who is Valentina Tereshkova?
NASA's first seven astronauts were collectively known as this
Who are the Mercury 7?
The first probe to rendezvous with a comet, in 2014, was named this
What is Rosetta?