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1
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Who was the first man in space

A

Yuri Gagarin

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Who was the first woman in space

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Valentina Tereshkova

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Who Who was the first animal in space

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Laika dog

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Who was the first man to step on the moon

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Neil Armstrong (21 July 1961)(Apollo 11)

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What famous saying did Neil

Armstrong say when he stepped on the moon

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“That’s one small step for man one giant leap for mankind”

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Who was the first is isrealie in space

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Ilan Ramon

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7
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Who was the first South African in space

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Mark Richard Shuttleworth

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Who first studied the stars using a telescope

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Galileo Galilei

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What is the pattern of bright stars that astronomers use to map at the night sky

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A constellation

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What is an exploding star called

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Supernovae

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What is the galaxy called that contains our solar system

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The Milky Way

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12
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What is the closest planet to the sun

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Mercury

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What is the name of the second biggest planet in our solar system

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Saturn

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What is the hottest planet in our solar system

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Venus

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What planet is famous for its big red spot on it

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Jupiter

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What planet is famous for the beautiful rings that surround it

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Saturn

17
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Can humans breathe normally in space as they can on Earth

A

No

18
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Is the sun a star or planet

A

Star

19
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Who was the first person to walk on the moon

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NeilArmstrong

20
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What planet is known as the red planet

A

Mars

21
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What is the name of the force holding us to the Earth

A

Gravity

22
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Have human beings ever set foot on mars

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No

23
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What is the name of that place that uses a telescope and other scientific equipment to research space and astronomy

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An Observatory

24
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What is the name of NASA’s most famous space telescope

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Hubble space telescope

25
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Earth is located in which galaxy

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The Milky Way galaxy

26
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What is the name of the first satellite sent into space

A

Sputnik

27
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Ganymede is a moon of which planet

A

Jupiter

28
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What is the name of Saturns largest moon

A

Titan

29
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Olympus mons is a very large volcanic mountain on which planet

A

Mars

30
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Does the Sun orbit the Earth

A

No

31
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Is the planet Neptune bigger than earth

A

Yes

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