History of Space

Which scientific instrument did Galileo use to change the world?

• telescope

• spyglass

• mirror

• magnifying glass

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A series of space missions designed to send people to the moon.

• Project Apollo

• Space Shuttle

• Extraterrestrial Life

• Astrobiology

Which event changed the space race in favor of the USA over Russia?

• Apollo 13's failure

• Vostok 1 carrying 1st man in outer space

• Apollo 11 landing on the moon

• Vostok 6 carrying 1st woman in outer space

Which event changed the space race in favor of the USA over Russia?

• Apollo 13's failure

• Apollo 11 landing on the moon

• Vostok 1 carrying 1st man in outer space

• Vostok 6 carrying 1st woman in outer space

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

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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

• Soviet Union

• United States of America

The Soviet Union launched ________, the worlds first artificial satellite, into the Earth's orbit in 1957.

• Sputnik

• Explorer I

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

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

Which country was the first to send an artificial satellite into the Earth's orbit?

• Soviet Union

• United States of America