Space And Astronauts

Question 1

Who broke the sound barrier?

Answer 1

Chuck Yeager in 1947 in the Bell X-1

Question 2

What was the name of first dog in space?

Answer 2

Laika in 1957

Question 3

Name of first chimpanzee in space?

Answer 3

Ham

Question 4

First man in space?

Answer 4

Yuri Gagarov in 1961

Question 5

First American in space?

Answer 5

Alan Shepherd in 1961 (Freedom 7)

Question 6

First astronaut to orbit the Earth?

Answer 6

John Glenn in 1962

Question 7

First woman in space?

Answer 7

Valentina Tereshkova in 1963

Question 8

First space walk (Russian and American)

Answer 8

Alexei Leonov
Ed White
Both in 1965

Question 9

First American woman in space

Answer 9

Sally Ride in1983