Explorers of the Universe

What did the Wright Brothers do in 1903?

• They were the first to travel in space.

• They were the first to build a motorboat

• They were the first to fly a powered airplane

• They were the first to design a blimp

Who is John Glenn?

• The first American to go to the Moon

• The first American to go to Mars

• The first American to fly a plane

• The first American to orbit the Earth

What were Katherine Johnson’s contributions to the Apollo program?

• She was one of the astronauts

• She was the leader of the program team

• She calculated the path for one of the space flights

• She was the Command Module pilot

In which country did the first jet-propelled aircraft take flight?

• China

• United States

• Germany

• Canada

In which year did NASA launch a spacecraft to begin its long trip toward Pluto?

• 1985

• 1999

• 2006

• NASA has not yet sent any missions to Pluto due to its extreme distance from Earth. 

 Which mission was the first successful crewed mission to land on the Moon?

• Pathfinder 11

• Apollo 11

• Viking 12

• Apollo 13

What country sent the first human into space?

• Soviet Union (Russia)

• United States

• Japan

• India

Did the United States allow women pilots in combat during World War II?

• No

• Yes

What is a satellite?

• Manmade object that orbits the Earth

• Natural object that orbits the Earth

• Natural and manmade objects that orbit a moon or planet other than Earth

• All of the above

What did President John F. Kennedy contribute to the Apollo program?

• He designed it

• He decided the U.S. should land a man on the moon

• He stopped it from happening

• He was one of the astronauts