The First Women in Space

Who was the first woman in space?

• Sally Ride

• Jerrie Cobb

• Valentina Tereshkova

• Mary Funk

When did Valentina Tereshkova go into space?

• 1961

• 1962

• 1963

• 1964

Why was Valentina Tereshkova chosen to go into space?

• She was rich and influential.

• She enjoyed skydiving.

• She was a great pilot.

• She was married to Yuri Gagarin

How long would it be before NASA put a woman in space?

• 2 years

• 20 years

• 15 years

• 10 years

What was the name given to the group of American women training to be astronauts in the early 1960s?

• The Mercury 13

• The Mercury 7

• The Mercury Girls

• Team Mercury

Who was the first woman to complete all of the NASA training in the Mercury program?

• Jerrie Cobb

• Mary Funk

• Sally Ride

• Valentina Tereshkova

What is true about Jerrie Cobb?

• She learned to fly when she was 17.

• She was born in 1931.

• She completed all of the Mercury training.

• All of the above.

Of the all the women in the Mercury 13 Project, how many made it into space?

• One

• Two

• Three

• All of them

What reason was given as to why the Mercury 13 Project was cancelled?

• The women were too qualified.

• The women didn't know how to fly jets.

• None of the women were pilots.

• The women couldn't pass the training tests.

Why were the hearings of 1962 so unique?

• The president joined them.

• Women had very few rights.

• Congress was on holiday at the time.

• They ruled the Mercury 13 should go into space.