Space Race

What was launched into space on October 4, 1957?

• The first man-made satellite

• A weather balloon

• The first astronaut

• A missile

What was the name of the world's first man-made satellite?

• Vanguard

• Sputnik

• Apollo

• Explorer

Which two countries were in a space race?

• U.S. and Germany

• U.S.S.R. and China

• U.S. and Japan

• U.S. and U.S.S.R.

What was the first piece of human technology to enter space?

• A weather balloon

• The V-2 rocket

• A space shuttle

• A satellite

What did the Soviet Union test in August 1957?

• The first satellite

• The first space station

• The first intercontinental ballistic missile

• The first astronaut suit

What was the name of the U.S. satellite that failed to launch in December 1957?

• Explorer

• Sputnik

• Vanguard TV3

• Apollo

Who was the first man in space?

• Buzz Aldrin

• Neil Armstrong

• John Glenn

• Yuri Gagarin

What was President Kennedy's goal announced in May 1961?

• To launch the first satellite

• To put a man on the moon

• To land a man on Mars

• To build a space station

What marked the end of the space race in 1975?

• The launch of the Hubble Telescope

• The Apollo-Soyuz mission

• The creation of NASA

• The first space walk

Which technology developed for space is now used in civilian life?

• Memory foam

• Electric cars

• Plastic

• Solar panels