1.History changed on October 4, 1957, when the USA or the Soviet Union successfully launched a satellite INTO SPACE.

What was the satellite called? S _ _ _ _ _ K

(The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball (58 cm.or 22.8 inches in diameter), weighed only 83.6 kg.)

-it marked the start of the space age and the U.S.-U.S.S.R space race

3. 1959: What kind animals survived space mission(dogs,monkeys or cats)

Two ______________ have become the first living creatures to survive a space flight. Able and Baker4. Who was the first man in Space? _________________5. 1968 Who orbited the Moon in their spacecraft for 20 hours before making a safe touchdown in the sea?

6. What was the spacecraft called? A _ _ _ _ _ _ 7. 1969: Man takes first steps on the Moon–What nationality was the first man who stepped on the Moon? ______________8. What was his name?

9. As he put his _______?______ foot down first what did he declare?: "That's one __________.

10.In 1971 en played what sport on theMoon?

11. On April 12, 1981, twenty years ago today, the ___________ Columbia

became the first __________ to orbit the Earth.What was Columbia?

12. 1986: Mir, ________, is launched by the Soviet Union.What was Mir? _____

13. 1990: ‘Hubble –‘ takes off for space.What was Hubble? ______

14. The first space tourist blasts off!!!How

much did he pay for the journey?

20 / 30 / 50 million dollars. 2001: A billionaire businessman from California has become the first paying passenger to go to outer space.

Dennis Tito, aged 60, set off from Kazakhstan at 1338 local time (0838 GMT) for an eight-day

holiday aboard the International Space Station.

15. WHO plan to spend $100 billion and the next 12 years building the spacecraft and rockets

it needs to put humans back on the Moon by 2018.

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