First astronaut

On a spring day in 1956, NASA unveiled the seven Americans who would make spacefaring history

It sounded like a ‘hammer hitting an iron bucket’, is what China's first astronaut said to describe a noise he heard while in space.Yang Liwei said he heard a mysterious sound while in orbit during 2003.

If your children are learning about space exploration or key personalties from history then these Neil Armstrong Fact Cards will be just what you are looking for. They contain fascinating key facts related to this famous astronaut; all written at a suitable level for KS1 children.

“Additional images from prelaunch and launch of @Astro_Jessica, Oleg Skripochka and @astro_hazzaa are posted! #Expedition61 #Expedition62 Take a look at them all! 🚀 https://t.co/iL45JzMKg0”

This article is for students grades K-4.

Astronaut Bruce McCandless II, STS-41-B mission specialist, uses his hands to control his movement above the Earth -- just a few meters away from the space shuttle Challenger -- during the first-ever spacewalk which didn't use restrictive tethers and umbilicals.

Posted on April 25, 2014 For many years, the only astronauts in the world were either American or Russian. And the Russian astronauts weren't even called “astronauts” – they were cosmonauts. But these days, with the International Space Station orbiting the Earth, available for experiments, 35 countries have sent up astronauts into space. This includes astronauts working for ESA, the European Space Agency...and those astronauts include two from Belgium...and the second of those two Belgian…

“NASA said we’ll bet on the future,” said one space historian. That future just didn’t include moon landings.

Gain instant access to this beautifully designed Unit on the Moon, where kids will learn all about the Moon in Motion, Geography of the Moon, the First Man on the Moon, and more. Access 3 different reading levels perfect for Grades 3-8. Written by subject experts, aligns with standards.