Space Race

The race to the moon was called the ______ ________.

• Amazing Race

• Fastest Race

• Space Race

• Hardest Race

The Space Race was considered important because...

• it showed the world which country had the best science, technology, and economic system.

• the Soviet Union was much more advanced in science and technology.

• the United States is the largest country in the world.

• we had an opportunity to win many medals.

Which of the following is evidence for the US winning the space race?

• US LAUNCHED THEIR OWN SATELLITE

• USSR LAUNCHED A FEMALE ASTRONAUT INTO SPACE

• NEIL ARMSTRONG TOOK THE FIRST STEPS ON THE MOON

• JOHN GLENN ORBITED THE EARTH

During the ____ ____ , the United States and the Soviet Union engaged a competition to see who had the best technology in space.

• Blue Moon

• Cold War

• Civil War

• None of the above

Sputnik I was the name of the first successful satellite built by the _________ on October 4, 1957.

• Canadians

• South Americans

• Russians

• the United States

What year did the Space Race end with the Apollo-Soyez joint program mission?

• 1965

• 1975

• 1985

• 1995

After World War II, from what country did the United States and the Soviet Union get many of their rocket scientists?

• France

• Germany

• The United States

• England

What was the name of the first satellite launched into orbit?

• Sputnik I

• Apollo 11

• Gemini

• Explorer I

Which country first put a manned spacecraft into orbit?

• United States

• Germany

• Japan

• Soviet Union

Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• Michael Collins

• John Glenn