Cold War Space Race

The Space Race was a part of what war?

• WWII

• The Korean War

• The Vietnam War

• The Cold War

What was the true major concern of the opposing forces in the Space Race?

• One country would land on the moon first

• One country would claim the other planets before another could

• One country would have military dominance using space weaponry

Which president established the National Aeronautics and Space Administration?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• John F. Kennedy

• Richard Nixon

An artificial satellite is

• a man-made object that orbits the Earth

• A meteor

• The moon

After Sputnik, the U.S. was afraid that the USSR

• Would be spying on them

• Had better scientists

• Had a missile that could send a nuclear bomb all the way from Russia

What U.S. President call for America send man to the moon?

• Abraham Lincoln
• John F. Kennedy
• Richard Nixon
• Ronald Regan

Who was the First Person in space?

• Yuri A. Gargarin
• Neil Armstrong
• Buzz Aldrin
• Alan B. Sheppard

Who and When was the first American to go into space?

• Yuri A. Gargarin - 1961
• Alan B. Sheppard - 1961
• John Glenn - 1962
• Neil Armstrong - 1969

Who became the first American to orbit the Earth?

• Yuri A. Gargarin
• Alan B. Sheppard
• John Glenn
• Neil Armstrong

Who was the very first astronaut to ever step foot on the moon?

• Yuri A. Gargarin
• Alan B. Sheppard
• John Glenn
• Neil Armstrong