Space Exploration and Spinoffs

After World War II, the US was locked in a space race with

• China

• England

• Germany

• the Soviet Union

In which mission did the US first land a man on the moon?

• Explorer

• Apollo 11

• Sputnik 1

• Challenger

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Who made it to space first?

• U.S.S.R

• United States

• China

• Smith Station High School

What was the name of the first satellite launched into orbit?

• Sputnik I

• Apollo 11

• Friendship 7

• Vostok I

Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?

• John Kennedy

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• John Glenn

Who was the first man to walk on the moon's surface on July 20, 1969?

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

Who became the first American astronaut to journey into outer space traveling aboard Freedom 7 in May of 1961?

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

On July 16, 1969, three U.S. astronauts set off on the Apollo 11 space mission to attempt the...

• first lunar (moon) landing

• first orbit of the Earth

• first journey into outer space

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Which country was the first to send a man into space?

• Soviet Union

• United States of America

The United States launched its own artificial satellite, _______ into space in 1958.

• Explorer I

• Sputnik

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