Space Race

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

• United States and Germany

• England and France

• Germany and Italy

• United States and Soviet Union

What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?

• Gagarin
• Apollo 11
• Sputnik
• Apollo 13

How did the Soviets begin the "Space Race" which started in 1957?

• They launched the first ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile)

• They launched the first artificial satellite named Sputnik into space

• They created the first space station

• They produced the largest hydrogen bomb ever

President John F Kennedy set the US goal to win the Space Race by declaring the US would go to-

• Mecury

• Mars

• Jupiter

• The Moon

What happened in 1969 ending the Space Race?

• The US sent is own satellites into Space

• John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth

• The US sent the first robotic rover to Mars

• Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on The Moon

WHAT DOES NASA  STAND FOR ?  

• NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
• NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FOR SPACE AND AIR EXPLORATION
• NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF SPACE AND AIR TRAVEL 
• NAUTICAL ADMINISTRATION AND SPACE TRAVEL

WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL DID THE U.S. USE TO LAUNCH INTO SPACE BEFORE HUMANS ?  

• CATS
• MONKEYS
• SNAKES
• DOGS

WHICH NATION WAS THE 1ST TO LAUNCH A WOMAN INTO SPACE?  

• SOVIET UNION
• UNITED STATES

which of the following were not part of the Apollo program?  

• Buzz Aldrin
• Neil Armstrong 
• Yuri Gagarin
• Michael Collins

Mass and weight are two different terms for the same thing.

• True

• False