Naomi's Astronomy

First Space Station sent to space in April 1971 and stayed there until October 1971. First goal: Learn how a space station work. Second goal: Long-time effect of space to a human.

The first-human made object to reach Mar's surface. It's landing system failed and the lander was lost. Identify the spacecraft mission.

Lead Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer. This was during the Space Race between the Soviet Union and the United States during 1950s to 1960s. He is the Father of Practical Astronautics. His last name wasn't much known and he was known as 'Chief Designer'.

Acting supervisor of West Area Computers in 1949. She is the first African-American woman to be promoted and supervise a group of staff and taught herself and them the programming language of the Fortran.

China Space Station in low Earth orbit. It's 340 & 450km above surface. This is China's first long-term space station. Also known as the "Third Step" of China Manned Space Program.

First spacecraft to reach the surface of the moon. The first human-made object to another celestial body. Also impacted the surface of east of Mare Imbrium in September 13, 1959.

Russian former aviator and Soviet cosmonaut. She flew abored the Soyuz T-7 in 1982. She is the 2nd woman in space. In 1984 she became the first woman to fly space TWICE and perform a SPACEWALK in Soyuz T-7.

First person to orbit Earth 17 times, to pilot a spaceship and more than a day in space. Also the first to sleep in orbit and space sickness.

The day Sputnik 1 was launched (Space Week).

First artificial Earth satellite. It launched in elliptical low Earth orbit. It orbited 3 weeks before the battery died and orbited silently for 2 months.