Astronauts Flashcards
1
Q
First American to walk in space
A
Edward White
2
Q
Went on Apollo mission with Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin
A
Michael Collins
3
Q
Father of Modern Rocketry
A
Robert Goddard
4
Q
Oldest man to orbit earth
A
John Glenn
5
Q
First Chinese man to enter space
A
Yang Liwei
6
Q
First man to walk on the moon
A
Neil Armstrong
7
Q
First American in space
A
Alan Shephard
8
Q
First man to orbit earth
A
Yuri Gagarin
9
Q
First women to enter space
A
Valentina Tereshkova
10
Q
Walked on the moon with Neil Armstrong
A
Edwin Aldrin
11
Q
The first man to perform extravehicular activities in space
A
Aleksei Leoniv
12
Q
Local school named after this person
A
Edward White
13
Q
First America women to enter space
A
Sally Ride
14
Q
Said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
A
John Glenn
15
Q
Rode aboard Vostok 6 in 1963
A
Valentina Tereshkova
