Space Race

What happened on October 4, 1957?

• The Soviet Union launched a missile at the United States

• The United States launched a missile at the Soviet Union

• The Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik

• The United States launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik

What was so scary about Sputnik?

• No manmade technology had ever been launched into space

• The same technology that launched Sputnik could be used to launch a nuclear warhead at any city on the planet

• Nobody knew where it would land if it fell back to Earth

• There was nothing scary about Sputnik

Who was the president of the United States during the Sputnik launch?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• John F. Kennedy

• Barack H. Obama

What marked the end of the space race?

• NASA ran out of money

• The Soviet Union lost interest

• The leaders of the two nations agreed to collaborate

• The space race continues to this day

Which one of these advancements is NOT directly related to the space program?

• Memory foam in mattresses

• Freeze dried foods

• Light-emitting diode therapy

• Television