Space Exploration

The United States was competing with what country during the "Space Race" ?

• Russia (Soviet Union)

• China

• England

• France

Who was the first person in space?

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

• Mike Collins

• John Glenn

Who was the first AMERICAN in space?

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

• Alan Shepard

• John Glenn

Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• Alan Shepard

• John Glenn

Who was the President that challenged the US to go to the moon?

• Neil Armstrong

• Richard Nixon

• John Kennedy

• George Bush

Who was the first person on the Moon?

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• Mike Collins

• John Glenn

Who was the second person on the Moon?

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• Mike Collins

• John Glenn

What was the name of the space shuttle that exploded during liftoff in 1986?

• Challenger

• Columbia

• Discovery

• New Horizon

What was the name of the space shuttle that exploded during re-entry in 2003?

• Challenger

• Columbia

• Discovery

• New Horizon

What year did Galileo observe the moon with his telescope?

• 1492

• 1959

• 2019

• 1609