Interesting facts about space exploration: visits to space and the moon ...

Interesting facts about space exploration: visits to space and the moon Unit 9

A satellite is a spacecraft sent into space for the purpose to get and send information to earth.

To orbit something means to move around something.

An astronaut is someone who travels to space in a spacecraft.

Earths orbit is the circular path that the earth follows around the sun.

The Russians launched the first satellite called Sputnik 1 into space.

The space race is the competition between Russia and the USA to be the best at space exploration.

The Russians sent a dog called Laika into space. This dog was the first animal in space.

The first human to go into space was the Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin.

The first human to walk on the moon was the American Neil Armstrong.

The last man to walk on the moon was Eugene Cernan.

The first African space tourist to travel into space was Mark Shuttleworth.

Questions ? State whether the following statements are true or false and give the correct answer if it is false.

1. A satellite is a spacecraft sent into space for the purpose to get and send information to earth

2. To orbit something means to move around something. 3. An astronaut is someone who travels around the world in a spacecraft. 4. Earth's orbit is the circular path that the earth follows around the moon. 5. The Russians launched the last satellite called Sputnik 1 into space. 6. The space race is the competition held between Russia and Germany to be

the best at space exploration. 7. The Russians sent a monkey called Laika into space. This monkey was the

first animal in space. 8. The first human to go into space was the Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin. 9. The first human to walk on the moon was Mark Shuttleworth. 10. The last man to walk on the moon was Eugene Cernan. 11. The first African space tourist to travel into space was Neil Armstrong.

Answers

1. True 2. True 3. False, an astronaut is someone who travels to space in a spacecraft. 4. False, earth's orbit is the circular path that the earth follows around the sun. 5. False, the Russians launched the first satellite called Sputnik 1, into space. 6. False, the space race is the competition between Russia and the USA to be

the best at space exploration. 7. False, the Russians sent a dog called Laika into space. This dog was the first

animal in space. 8. True 9. False, the first human to walk on the moon was the American Neil Armstrong. 10. True 11. False, the first African space tourist to travel into space was Mark

Shuttleworth.

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