Space Race

Which country first put a manned spacecraft into orbit?

• France

• Japan

• United States

• Soviet Union

Did the United States launch their first satellite into space before or after the Soviet Union?

• Before

• After

The Soviet Union (Russia) was the first country to launch a living being into space. What species was the being?

• A dog named Laika

• A chimpanzee named Bubbles

• A mouse named Stuart

• A human named Sasha

What country beat the USA putting a satellite in space orbiting the Earth?

• China

• Germany

• England

• Russia

Which country placed the first man in space and orbited the Earth?

• The United States

• The Soviet Union

• England

• France

Yuri Gagarin was a cosmonaut from the _________ __________.

• Soviet Union

• Great Plains

• United States

• Big Easy

What was the name of the first satellite to orbit Earth?

• Apollo 11

• Sputnik 1

• Voyager 1

• Skylab

Who was the astronaut who first walked on the Moon?

• Buzz Lightyear

• Buzz Aldrin

• Neil Young

• Neil Armstrong

Who won the space race

• Russia

• China

• America

• Brazil

who said the famous line, "that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"

• Buzz Aldrin

• Neil Armstrong