Quiz 18 - Sect. 5.3 - 5.4 Flashcards
1
Q
What was the first manned flight to the surface of the moon
A
Apollo 11
2
Q
People who journey into outer space
A
astronauts
3
Q
The first American to orbit the earth
A
John Glenn
4
Q
The “Father of Modern Rocketry”
A
Robert Goddard
5
Q
The first man to travel in space
A
Yuri Gagarin
6
Q
Any object that orbits a larger object
A
satellite
7
Q
The astronautical engineer who helped make the United States the leader in space exploration
A
Wernher von Braun
8
Q
The space race began October 1957, with the launching of what?
A
Sputnik I
9
Q
The Gemini and this program helped advance the United States in the space race
A
Apollo
10
Q
The first woman to fly in space
A
Valentina Tereshkova
