Space Race

The United States launched its own artificial satellite, _______ into space in 1958.

• Explorer I

• Sputnik

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In 1958, President Eisenhower created ________, a federal agency dedicated to space exploration.

• IAU

• FBI

• NASA

• CIA

Which country was the first to send a man to the moon?

• United States of America

• Soviet Union

The ________ was designed to land humans on the Moon and bring them safely back to Earth.

• Project Apollo

• Project Mercury

The ________ was the first human spaceflight program of the United States to put a man into Earth orbit and return him safely.

• Project Mercury

• Project Apollo

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During the Apollo 11 space mission, which astronaut piloted the spacecraft and stayed in orbit around the moon?

• Michael Collins

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

An object that revolves around another object in space (natural or manmade)

• mirror

• microscope

• oscilloscope

• satellite

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What is the name of the documentary?

What year did the Apollo 11 mission take place?

• 1950

• 1982

• 1975

• 1969

What was the main focus of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) when it was created?

• Space exploration

• Military defense

• Economic development

• Nuclear research