KIDS QUIZ
SPACE EXPLORATION
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Question
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What was the name of the first successful satellite launched?
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Galileo I
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Gemini II
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Sputnik I
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Pioneer 10
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the earth’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik I. The successful launch came as a shock to experts and citizens in the United States, who had hoped that the United States would accomplish this scientific advancement first.
Detailed explanation-2: -The spacecraft, named Sputnik after the Russian word for “fellow traveler, ‘’ was launched at 10:29 p.m. Moscow time from the Tyuratam launch base in the Kazakh Republic. Sputnik had a diameter of 22 inches and weighed 184 pounds and circled Earth once every hour and 36 minutes.
Detailed explanation-3: -On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the earth’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik-1.
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