Space Exploration by Astronauts

Who was the first American to orbit Earth in Friendship 7?

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

Who was the first man to walk on the moon's surface on July 20, 1969?

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

Who became the first person to journey into outer space traveling aboard Vostok 1 in April of 1961?

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

Who became the first American astronaut to journey into outer space traveling aboard Freedom 7 in May of 1961?

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

Which mission first successfully landed humans on the Moon?

• Apollo 11

• Voyager 1

• Mars Rover Perseverance

• Galileo

Who was the first man on the Moon?

• Buzz Aldrin

• Mike Collins

• John Glenn

• Neil Armstrong

First man to land on moon

• Buzz Aldrin

• Michael Collins

• Yuri Gagarin

• Neil Armstrong

On July 16, 1969, three U.S. astronauts set off on the Apollo 11 space mission to attempt the...

• first lunar (moon) landing

• first orbit of the Earth

• first journey into outer space

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The ________ was designed to land humans on the Moon and bring them safely back to Earth.

• Project Apollo

• Project Mercury

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Which country was the first to send a man into space?

• Soviet Union

• United States of America