Who is Valentina Tereshkova?

History

1) How old was Valentina Tereshkova when she went into space?

2) How many women were considered for the spaceflight mission?

3) What was the mission called that Valentina Tereshkova was the pilot of?

They wanted to keep her safe and use her to publicise the Soviet space programme.

4) Why did the Soviet space programme not want Valentina Tereshkova to return to space?

They may have bought back bacteria from space.

They needed time to think about their amazing journey.

1) Why did Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins need to be in quarantine after they arrived back from space?

2) What did Neil Armstrong say when the spacecraft landed on the moon?

3) Who flew into space with Neil Armstrong in Apollo 11? Choose 2 answers.

That's a step for man, huge leaps for mankind.

That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.

4) What did Neil Armstrong say when he walked on the moon?