Space Race

What was the Space Race?

• A marathon on the International Space Station

• A science fiction movie

• A race to the moon between different companies

• A competition between the United States and the Soviet Union for supremacy in space exploration

When did the Space Race take place?

• In the 21st century

• During World War II

• In the 1980s

• During the Cold War era, starting in the late 1950s and continuing into the 1970s

Who launched the first artificial satellite?

• NASA

• The Soviet Union

• SpaceX

• The European Space Agency

Who was the first human to travel into space?

• John Glenn

• Yuri Gagarin

• Buzz Aldrin

• Neil Armstrong

What was the name of the first American in space?

• Gus Grissom

• Alan Shepard

• Scott Kelly

• Michael Collins

Which mission was the first to land humans on the Moon?

• Apollo 8

• Apollo 11

• Gemini 4

• Apollo 13

What was one of the key impacts of the Space Race?

• The invention of the internet

• The discovery of water on Mars

• Significant advancements in rocketry, electronics, and material science

• The end of the Cold War

Who became the first American to orbit Earth?

• Sally Ride

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

What was the goal of the Apollo program?

• To explore Mars

• To build the first space station

• To send a probe to the Sun

• To land a man on the moon

Who was the first human to set foot on the Moon?

• Buzz Aldrin

• Michael Collins

• Yuri Gagarin

• Neil Armstrong