Manned Space Exploration

This President gave a speech that catapulted the U.S. forward in the space race.

• Richard M. Nixon

• John F. Kennedy

• Harry S. Truman

• Theodore Roosevelt

The U.S. sent a man to the moon for scientific purposes.

• true

• false

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This was the first U.S. space station.

• Skylab

• Salyut 1

• Mir

• Aurora 1

Many countries were involved in building the International Space Station because of its ____________.

• size

• cost

• humanitarian purposes

• location

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The greatest challenge to human space flight is probably ___________.

• surviving in a microgravity environment

• building airtight capsules

• returning astronauts safely to earth

• launching capsules into orbit

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He was the first American to orbit the earth.

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

• Eileen Collins

• John Glenn

Which is a biblical justification for space exploration?

• to satisfy God-given curiosity

• to develop technologies to help people

• both answers are correct

• neither answer is correct

What is the main purpose of the International Space Station?

• scientific research

• to prepare for colonizing Saturn

• reinstating Pluto to planet status

• building the Starship Enterprise

I was the first female shuttle commander.

• Mae C. Jemison

• Sally Ride

• Eileen Collins

• Jessica Meir

Which manned U.S. space capsule series tested launch and reentry systems?

• Apollo

• Mercury

• Gemini

• Zeus