FIRST IN SPACE
This Soviet cosmonaut only stayed up for one orbit but described sights no human eyes had ever seen before.
Who is Yuri Gagarin
On May 5, 1961, this astronaut became the first American in space.
Who is Alan Shepard
This Gemini astronaut achieved the first US "space walk."
Who is Ed White
This was the goal of the Apollo missions.
What is putting American astronauts on the Moon
Skylab had about the same amount of room as this type of house.
What is a three-bedroom house
This Soviet cosmonaut completed 48 orbits and was in space for three days before returning safely to Earth.
Who is Valentina Tereshkova
This astronaut became the first American to orbit the Earth during Project Mercury's third manned flight.
Who is John Glenn
Gemini was America's first spacecraft designed to carry this many astronauts.
What is two
This astronaut became the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
Who is Neil Armstrong
The final crew spent this many days in space.
What is 84 days?
This cosmonaut spent 12 minutes outside of his spacecraft, marking the first spacewalk in history.
Who is Alexei Leonov
The first flight of Project Mercury was this type of flight, lasting only 15 minutes.
What is suborbital
The Gemini program took place between these two years.
What are 1965 and 1966
This was the final lunar landing mission of the Apollo program, flown in December 1972
What is Apollo 17
The second crew spent this many days aboard Skylab.
What is 58 days
The Soviets launched this many Sputniks in about 3 1/2 years after the first one.
What is nine
During the final Mercury flight, this astronaut orbited the Earth 22 times.
Who is Gordon Cooper
One of the major milestones of the Gemini program was the first rendezvous and docking of a manned spacecraft with this.
What is another satellite
This Apollo mission had to be aborted due to an explosion in the service module but made a successful emergency landing back on Earth.
What is Apollo 13
The first crew manned Skylab for this many days.
What is 28 days
This Soviet space station fell back to Earth in 1991.
What is Salyut 7
This project proved human spaceflight was feasible and answered basic questions about survival in the space environment.
What is Project Mercury
Gemini missions studied the effects of this condition on the human body, including exercises and routines for sleeping and eating.
What is weightlessness
This astronaut joined Neil Armstrong on the Moon a few minutes later.
Who is Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin
Skylab contained all of the food, water, and this element needed to support the entire mission.
What is oxygen