Unit 8 The Cold War (Part One), Obj. #6 The Space Race

In October 1957, this event sparked the space race:

• Aliens landing in Roswell New Mexico

• The launch of Sputnik I

• The launch of Explorer I

• Ham’s orbiting the Earth

The first person who was launched into space was:

• Yuri Gagarin

• Neil Armstrong

• Alan Shepard

• Buzz Lightyear

Which of the following occurred during the Space Race?

• Black American women, known as "human computers," played an important role, as they calculated by hand the mathematical formulas to safely get astronauts into space and to safely return to earth.

• The Space Shuttle program was developed by NASA, the American space agency, as a reusable flight vehicle to get astronauts into earth orbit, conducting experiments or service the International Space Station (ISS).

• In the 1970s, the United States and the Soviet Union worked together on a mission that resulted in an American astronaut and Soviet cosmonaut "shaking hands" in space.

• All of the above.

The goal of the United States’ Apollo Program was to put an astronaut on:

• Mars

• Pluto

• the moon

• Saturn

What was the greatest result from the Space Race?

• USSR beats the US to be the first at most things showing the greatness of communism.

• Advancements in science and technology resulting from trying to get into space.

• Greater understanding of our planet and oceans.

• Since it was born of the Arms Race, it showed the US to be the best superpower.