Cold War Space Race

Which two countries were the main participants in the Cold War Space Race?

• United States and China

• Germany and Japan

• United States and Soviet Union

• France and United Kingdom

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

• Mercury-Redstone 3

• Sputnik 1

• Vostok 1

• Apollo 11

Who was the first human to journey into outer space in 1961?

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• Yuri Gagarin

• Sally Ride

Which American program successfully landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969?

• Mercury program

• Gemini program

• Apollo program

• Space Shuttle program

What was the name of the space station launched by the Soviet Union in 1971?

• Vostok

• Salyut 1

• Apollo

• Mir

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

• Columbia

• Discovery

• Endeavour

• Atlantis

Which Soviet space probe was the first to reach Venus in 1961?

• Venera 1

• Venera 2

• Sputnik 5

• Luna 1

What was the name of the American program that aimed to send humans to Mars in the 1980s?

• Red Planet Initiative

• Mars One

• Space Odyssey Project

• Mars Direct

Which treaty signed in 1967 prohibited the use of nuclear weapons in outer space?

• Space Treaty

• Outer Space Treaty

• Space Weapon Treaty

• Nuclear Ban Treaty