Early Space Milestones
This Soviet spacecraft, launched in 1957, was the first artificial satellite.
What is Sputnik 1?
This U.S. space agency was established in 1958 to lead the country's space efforts.
What is NASA?
The U.S. and the Soviet Union were the primary competitors in this global race during the Cold War.
What is the Space Race?
This Soviet space station, launched in 1971, was the first ever to orbit Earth.
What is Salyut 1?
This Canadian astronaut was the first to walk in space, performing a spacewalk during the Space Shuttle mission STS-74 in 1995.
Who is Marc Garneau?
This American astronaut became the first to orbit the Earth in 1962.
Who is John Glenn?
In 1961, this U.S. president set the goal of landing a man on the Moon by the end of the decade.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
This Soviet cosmonaut became the first human to travel into space in 1961.
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
This American space station, operational from 1973 to 1974, was the first of its kind.
What is Skylab?
This Canadian-built robotic arm, used on the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station, is known for its versatility in space missions.
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This was the first living creature sent into space by the Soviet Union in 1957.
Who is Laika the dog?
This Apollo mission was the first to successfully land humans on the Moon in 1969.
What is Apollo 11?
This spacecraft was the first to land on the Moon in 1969 during the Apollo 11 mission.
What is the Lunar Module (Eagle)?
The Russian space station Mir was launched in 1986 and remained operational until this year.
What is 2001?
In 2013, this Canadian astronaut became the first Canadian to command the International Space Station.
Who is Chris Hadfield?
The Soviet Union’s Luna 1, launched in 1959, was the first spacecraft to reach the border of this celestial body.
What is the Moon?
This astronaut was the first to walk on the Moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
This event in 1957 triggered the start of the Space Race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
What is the launch of Sputnik 1?
This space station, launched in 1998, is a joint project involving NASA, Russia, and other international partners.
What is the International Space Station (ISS)?
This Canadian company designed and built the RADARSAT satellites, which provide critical Earth observation data.
What is MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA)?
In 1961, this cosmonaut became the first human to journey into space.
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
This Apollo mission was the last to land astronauts on the Moon, in 1972.
What is Apollo 17?
This Soviet spacecraft, launched in 1958, was the first to reach the Moon.
What is Luna 2?
This Russian space station was a significant achievement during the Cold War, launched in 1986.
What is Mir?
In 2001, this Canadian astronaut became the first Canadian to command a mission aboard the Space Shuttle.
Who is Robert Thirsk?