Space Pioneers

A probe, satellite, rocket, rover, and telescope all need to be able to do what?

• collect rock samples

• Transport equipment

• conduct experiments

• communicate with Earth

I frozen chunk of ice and gases that orbits the sun in an elliptical pattern.

• Meteroid

• asteroid

• dust

• comet

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What do astronauts have to have in order to survive in space?

• gravity

• light

• oxygen

The first man-made satellite launched from Earth to complete a successful orbit was

• Sputnik

• Apollo 11

• Voyager

• Explorer 1

Which scientific instrument did Galileo use to change the world?

• telescope

• spyglass

• mirror

• magnifying glass

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The first country to land humans on the Moon and return them safely to Earth was

• Germany

• Russia

• U.S.A.

• China

Who was the first human to travel into space?

• Yuri Gagarin

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• John Glenn

Which spacecraft was the first to land humans on the Moon?

• Apollo 11

• Vostok 1

• Sputnik 1

• Challenger

What is the primary purpose of the Hubble Space Telescope?

• To observe distant galaxies

• To communicate with satellites

• To monitor Earth's weather

• To study ocean currents

Which planet did the rover Curiosity explore?

• Mars

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Saturn