WorksheetsThe Early Space Race
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
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
Which of the following were official programs of both Soviet and NASA space programs?
Voskhod
Mercury
Volkswagen
Voskhod
Hermes
What is the line that separates Earth's atmosphere and outer space?
The Karman Line
The Maginot Line
The Dryden Line
The Atmospheric Line
American space pilots were called astronauts, what were Soviet space pilots called?
Comradenauts
Rocketmen
Cosmonauts
Stalinauts
Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space on what mission?
Sputnik II
Vostok I
Voskhod I
Vostok III
Who was the first woman in space?
Sally Ride
Svetlana Savitskaya
Valentina Tereshkova
Mae Jemison
Which American and Soviet programs featured the first spacewalks?
Apollo and Soyuz
Kennedy and Breznev
Mercury and Vostok
Gemini and Voskhod
Who was the first American in space?
John Glenn
Alan Shepard
Gus Grissom
Neil Armstrong
