Sputnik, Gagarin, Mir, Soyuz, and Russia.
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- What year was Sputnik 1 launched?
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1957
- What does 'Sputnik' mean in Russian?
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Satellite, or fellow traveler
- Yuri Gagarin was the first human to do what?
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Go to space and orbit Earth
- In what year did Yuri Gagarin fly to space?
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1961
- What was the name of Gagarin's spacecraft?
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Vostok 1
- How long did Gagarin's orbital flight last?
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108 minutes (about 1 hour 48 minutes)
- Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to do what?
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Go to space
- In what year did Valentina Tereshkova fly to space?
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1963
- What was Mir?
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A Soviet space station that orbited Earth
- What year was Mir launched?
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1986
- For how long did Mir orbit Earth?
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About 15 years (1986-2001)
- The Soyuz spacecraft first launched crewed in what year?
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1967
- What is Soyuz still used for today?
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Transporting cosmonauts and astronauts to the ISS
- What did Luna 2 accomplish in 1959?
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It was the first spacecraft to impact the moon
- What did Luna 9 accomplish in 1966?
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First soft landing on the moon and first transmission from its surface