AY Honors/Space Exploration/Answer Key
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1. Know and discuss who each of these people were and their contribution to space exploration:
a. Robert H. Goddard
b. Hermann Oberth
c. Wernher Von Braun
d. Galileo Galilie
e. Neil Armstrong
f. Sally K. Ride
g. John Glenn
h. Yuri Gagarin
i. Laika
j. Sam
k. Valentina Tereshkova
l. Alan Shepard
2. Explain what these acronyms stand for:
a. NASA
b. VAB
c. EVA
d. STS
e. EMU
f. MMU
3. Describe each of these space programs:
a. Mercury
b. Gemini
c. Apollo
d. Skylab
e. Space Shuttle
f. Apollo-Soyuz
4. What was Sputnik?
5. The Apollo 8 astronauts were in lunar orbit on Christmas day, 1968. They each read from a book and their readings were broadcast back to Earth. What was the name of the book?
6. Earn the Star Honor.
For tips and instruction see Stars.
