The Early Space Race

What event marked the beginning of the Space Race?

• The United States launching the satellite Explorer I

• The Soviet Union launching Laika into orbit

• Yuri Gagarin becoming the first man launched into space

• The Soviet Union launching the satellite Sputnik I

Which of the following were official programs of both Soviet and NASA space programs?

• Voskhod

• Mercury

• Volkswagen

• Voskhod

• Hermes

What is the line that separates Earth's atmosphere and outer space?

• The Karman Line

• The Maginot Line

• The Dryden Line

• The Atmospheric Line

American space pilots were called astronauts, what were Soviet space pilots called?

• Comradenauts

• Rocketmen

• Cosmonauts

• Stalinauts

Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space on what mission?

• Sputnik II

• Vostok I

• Voskhod I

• Vostok III

Who was the first woman in space?

• Sally Ride

• Svetlana Savitskaya

• Valentina Tereshkova

• Mae Jemison

Which American and Soviet programs featured the first spacewalks?

• Apollo and Soyuz

• Kennedy and Breznev

• Mercury and Vostok

• Gemini and Voskhod

Who was the first American in space?

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

• Gus Grissom

• Neil Armstrong