Space Race

What nation launched the first satellite into space in 1957?

• United States

• Soviet Union

• China

• Germany

Satellites can be used to do what?

• To take photographs

• To collect information

• For communication purposes

• All of the above

In 1962 what individual was the first American to orbit Earth from space?

• Neil Armstrong

• John Glenn

• John F. Kennedy

• Thad Sputnik

Where are the headquarters of NASA located?

• Houston

• San Antonio

• Orlando

• Oklahoma City

What became the first nation to land a person on the moon in 1969?

• United States

• Soviet Union

• China

• Germany

What was the first satellite launched into space called?

• NASA

• Cosmonaut

• Sputnik

• Houston

What is a Soviet astronaut known as?

• Sputnik

• Satellite

• Cosmonaut

• Pilot

What is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration know as?

• US Air & Space Program

• ASAN

• NATAERO

• NASA

What US President declared in 1962 that "we choose to go to the moon" ?

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• John F. Kennedy

• Herbert Hoover

Who was the first individual to land and walk on the moon?

• Neil Armstrong

• John Glenn

• John F. Kennedy

• Thad Sputnik