Space Exploration

Which one of the following was not among those selected by NASA in April 1959 to be one of America's first seven astronauts?

• Deke Slayton
• Walter Schirra
• John Glenn
• Scott Carpenter
• Neil Armstrong

Arnaldo Tamayo-Mendez, who in 1980 became the first Hispanic man to travel into space, is from what country?

• Cuba
• El Salvador
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• United States

What spacecraft was the first to reach the moon, impacting the lunar surface on September 14, 1959?

• Zond 1
• Pioneer 5
• Luna 2
• Ranger 4
• Mariner 3