POE Pre-Engineering/Robotics Certification – Fundamentals questions with correct answers

What was Sputnik AND why was it significant? CORRECT ANSWER the first satellite to orbit the Earth and send back signals from space (1957) What was Vostok-1, who was on it, and when did it happen? CORRECT ANSWER the first manned spaceflight in history with Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, making him the first human to cross into outer space (April 1961) Who was Alan Shepard? CORRECT ANSWER the first American astronaut to fly into space (May 1961) What was the Apollo program? CORRECT ANSWER designed to land humans on the Moon and bring them safely back to Earth. They took about 3 days to reach the moon. () Who was the first man on the moon? CORRECT ANSWER Neil Armstrong, 1969 When and what was the space shuttle program? CORRECT ANSWER the primary function of the space shuttle program was to transport astronauts to space and help construct the international space station () What was SpaceShipOne? CORRECT ANSWER They won the X Prize as the first private company to put a man into space (2004) What is STEAM? CORRECT ANSWER Science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics