The Space Race

What year did Yuri Gagarin go into space?

• 1916

• 1961

• 1969

• 1990

Who was the first American in space?

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

• John Glenn

• Wernher von Braun

What was the first living thing in space?

• A monkey

• A rat

• A cat

• A dog

What was the purpose of Sputnik I?

• Carry nukes into space.

• Transmit radio signals.

• Take pictures of America.

• Land on the moon.

What project put the first American in space?

• Project Mars

• Project Gemini

• Project Mercury

• Project Shepard

When was the first man-made object launched into space?

• 1955

• 1957

• 1959

• 1961

Americans were worried about Sputnik I because of _____.

• the Hot War

• the Cold Fight

• the Cold War

• the Cool Scuffle

Who was the first director of NASA?

• Wernher von Braun

• John Glenn

• Volks Wagen

• Willie Brown

What was the first object launched by America into space?

• Exploder I

• Exploration I

• Explosion I

• Explorer I

The goal of NASA was to _____.

• put an animal on the moon

• build a station on the moon

• put a person on the moon

• claim the moon for America