Space Race

What event marked the beginning of the Space Race?

• The United States launching the satellite Explorer I

• The Soviet Union launching Laika into orbit

• Yuri Gagarin becoming the first man launched into space

• The Soviet Union launching the satellite Sputnik I

American space pilots were called astronauts, what were Soviet space pilots called?

• Comradenauts

• Rocketmen

• Cosmonauts

• Stalinauts

Who was the first woman in space?

• Sally Ride

• Svetlana Savitskaya

• Valentina Tereshkova

• Mae Jemison

Who was the first American in space?

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

• Gus Grissom

• Neil Armstrong

WHAT DOES NASA  STAND FOR ?  

• NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
• NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FOR SPACE AND AIR EXPLORATION
• NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF SPACE AND AIR TRAVEL 
• NAUTICAL ADMINISTRATION AND SPACE TRAVEL

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

WHICH PRESIDENT WAS COMMITTED TO SENDING A MAN TO THE MOON ?

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Joseph Stalin

Why was America worried about Russia's satellite launch?

• They thought that if Russia could launcha a satelite into space, then they could send a nuclear missile at the US

• They thought the satellite was really a nuclear bomb

• They thought that Russian spies had stolen American satellite secrets

• They thought Russia would use the satellite to spy on America

Which of the following statements best explains Kennedy's role in the Space Race?

• He dropped an atomic bomb on Google because NASA wanted to be the first Chinese man to research cheese.

• He made it America's personal goal to put a man on the moon before the USSR.

• He funded NASA's goal of developing space stations on Mars for research.

• He asked Congress to approve the building of Sputnik 1.

Which of the following is a good example of how Russian/US relations have evolved since the space race ended?

• Russia shut down its space programs in the 1970's.

• Russia has applauded the US since its takeover of the Russian Space Program in 1972.

• Americans/Russians work together on the International Space Station.

• Russia has signed a treaty with the US agreeing to never spy on the US using satellites.