A History of Space Exploration

When did the U.S. and the Soviet Union start the "space race"?

• After the second World War

• After the Civil War

• After the first World War

Which two countries were the first to travel to space?

• Canada and Mexico

• The United States and the Soviet Union

• The United States and Canada

• Mexico and the United States

What nation was the first to put a person in space?

• United States

• Soviet Union

• China

In what year did the first space shuttle land on the moon?

• 1969

• 1972

• 1996

Probes were sent into space without people on them.

• True

• False

What is the name of the most successful probes launched into space?

• Voyager

• Harmony

• Explorer

What year were these Space Probes launched?

• 1977

• 1987

• 2007

Can astronauts live in space?

• yes

• no

Why did the Japanese launch the Hayabusa shuttle?

• To study the sun

• To collect material from a near-Earth asteroid

• To take an astronaut into space

• To visit the moon again

Where did the U.S. and Russia send unmanned rovers?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Mercury

• Earth