KIDS QUIZ
SPACE EXPLORATION
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Question
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Name of the first American woman into space
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Valentina Tereshkova
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Eileen Collins
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Mae Jamison
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Sally Ride
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Sally K. Ride (May 26, 1951–July 23, 2012) became the first American woman in space in 1983. She was one of six women selected to enter the astronaut corps in 1978. While all six women flew on space shuttle missions, Ride was the first selected to go into space.
Detailed explanation-2: -Valentina Tereshkova was born in Maslennikovo, near Yaroslavl, in Russia on 6 March 1937.
Detailed explanation-3: -May 5, 1961. Just 23 days after Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first person in space, NASA launched astronaut Alan Shepard aboard the Freedom 7 capsule powered by a Redstone booster to become the first American in space.
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