History of Space Exploration

The USSR can also be referred to as?

• Soviet Union

• The United States

• France

• Italy

The capital of the Soviet Union, and Russia now, is?

• Rome

• Paris

• Moscow

• Kiev

The USSR's kind of government was?

• Republic

• Democracy

• Aristocracy

• Communism

We call the National Aeronautics and Space Administration what?

• NOAA

• NASA

• Space Agency

• Star Trek

What is the word used to describe something that is not orbiting Earth because the flight doesn't reach the required speed an altitude?

• orbital

• suborbital

• low orbit

• low suborbital

How long does a suborbital thing stay in space?

• Long time

• Short time

• No time

• Very long time

Who launched the first artificial satellite?

• United States

• France

• Soviet Union

• China

What year was the first artificial satellite launched?

• 1973

• 1953

• 1957

• 1977

What was the name of the first satellite launched?

• Explorer I

• Mir

• Sputnik I

• Vostok I

Was Sputnik I orbital or suborbital?

• orbital

• suborbital

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