Space Exploration Milestones
Describe key milestones in human space exploration: the Space Race (Sputnik, Yuri Gagarin, Apollo 11 Moon landing), the Space Shuttle era, the International Space Station, and current missions (Artemis programme, Mars exploration plans, commercial spaceflight)
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- Name Sputnik as the first satellite (1957) and Yuri Gagarin as the first person in space (1961)
- Describe the Apollo 11 Moon landing (1969) with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
- Name at least one current space programme (Artemis, SpaceX, ISS) and describe its goal
“Can your child tell you about the history of space exploration — from the first satellite to the Moon landing to what’s happening now?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Space Exploration
- Age range
- Ages 9–11