Space Race Milestones and Achievements

Who were the two big countries in the Space Race?

• United States and Germany

• United States and Soviet Union

Who helped the United States with their rockets?

• Wernher von Braun

• Alan Shepard

Who helped the Soviet Union with their rockets?

• Neil Armstrong

• Sergei Korolev

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

• Explorer 1

• Sputnik 1

What was the name of the first satellite launched by the United States?

• Sputnik 1

• Explorer 1

Who was the first person to go into space?

• Yuri Gagarin

• Neil Armstrong

Who was the first American to go into space?

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

Who was the first woman to go into space?

• Valentina Tereshkova

• Sally Ride

Who was the first person to walk in space?

• Ed White

• Alexei Leonov

Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?

• Neil Armstrong

• John Glenn