Space Race Flashcards
Who was the first monkey in space?
Albert ii
When did Albert ii go into space? In what rocket?
14th June 1949. American V2 rocket
How high did V2 rocket fly above Earth?
83 miles
What was the first satellite? When was it launched and by who?
Sputnik 1. 4th October 1957, Russia
What does Sputnik mean?
Satellite in Russian
What was the first animal to orbit the Earth? When? In what spacecraft?
Laika a dog. November 1957. Sputnik 2.
What does Laika mean?
Barker.
Who was the first country to get a spacecraft on the moon? When was the race? What was the spacecraft called?
Russia. 1959. Space-probe Luna 2.
Who was the 1st man in space? When? In what spacecraft? What was the spacecraft designed to do?
Yuri Gargarin. 12th April 1961. Vostok 1. To crash land.
Who was the first woman in space? When? What did she become after?
Valentina Tereshkova. 1963. Member of Russian Government.
In — president—- promised the US would land men on the moon by—.
- John F Kennedy. 1970.
What was the name of the robot NASA sent into space? When did it land ? Which Russian probe landed successfully?
Surveyor 1. 30th May 1966. Luna 9.
When did the 1st men on the moon land? Who were they? In which spaceship? How far did they travel to reach the moon?
20th July 1969. Buzz Aldrin (Edwin) & Neil Armstrong. Apollo 11. 250000 miles.
