Space Race Cold War

What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1957?

• Apollo 11

• Sputnik 1

• Mercury 7

• Voyager 1

Which American astronaut was the first to travel into space?

• Sally Ride

• Buzz Aldrin

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

What was the name of the program initiated by the United States to land humans on the moon and bring them back safely?

• Mercury program

• Gemini program

• Voyager program

• Apollo program

Who was the first woman to travel to space?

• Amelia Earhart

• Yuri Gagarin

• Valentina Tereshkova

• Sally Ride

Which spacecraft was used by the United States for the first manned moon landing in 1969?

• SpaceX Dragon

• Voyager 1

• Apollo 11

• Soyuz

What was the name of the Soviet space station that was launched in 1971 and remained in orbit until 2001?

• Salyut 1

• Luna

• Vostok

• Mir

Which event marked the official end of the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• Challenger disaster

• Vostok 1 mission

• Apollo-Soyuz Test Project

• Mir space station

Who was the first human to journey into outer space?

• Yuri Gagarin

• Buzz Aldrin

• Sally Ride

• Neil Armstrong

Which American space agency was established in response to the Soviet Union's early space achievements?

• ISRO

• CNSA

• ESA

• NASA

What was the name of the first space shuttle launched by NASA in 1981?

• Discovery

• Endeavour

• Atlantis

• Columbia