Space History

Which event changed the space race in favor of the USA over Russia?

• Apollo 13's failure

• Vostok 1 carrying 1st man in outer space

• Apollo 11 landing on the moon

• Vostok 6 carrying 1st woman in outer space

Who was the 1st USA woman to travel out of space?

• Valentina Tershkova

• Sally Ride

• Diana Thomas

• Sally Thomas

Which of the following answer choices for USA 's 1st launched satellite

• Mercury Freedom 7

• Apollo 11

• Apollo 13

• Explorer 1

Which of the following describes why Apollo 13 voyage became so famous?

• 1st space ship to use solar panels

• It was NASA's 1st national televised space launch

• It became a movie because NASA's heroic work

• It follow Apollo 11's famous missiom

A crewed space vehicle used to transport astronauts out of space is called a

• space shuttle

• space station

• space probe

• natural satellite

What is a lunar lander?

• A space telescope used to view the moon and beyond

• A space station on the moon

• A space craft used by astronauts to land on the surface of the moon

• A space craft used to travel to space and beyond

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Sputnik 2 had what type of passenger on board?

• 1st woman from America named Sally Ride

• 1st ever satellite launched from Russia

• A dog named Laika

• 1st space craft to carry people from Russia and US

What was the name of the USA's first space station

• Skyward

• Skylab

• Skynet

• Skycamp

Why was Vanguard 1 so unique?

• First Russian satellite to use solar panels

• First US space probe to orbit Saturn

• First USA satellite to use solar panels

• First USA satellite to orbit the moon

Who was the 1st woman to travel out of space?

• Sally Ride, USA

• Valentina Tereshkova, Russia

• Emily Jones, USA

• Laika Smith, Russia