The Space Race

Front

What year did Yuri Gagarin go into space?

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1961

Front

Who was the first American in space?

Back

Alan Shepard

Front

What was the first living thing in space?

Back

A dog

Front

What was the purpose of Sputnik I?

Back

Transmit radio signals.

Front

What project put the first American in space? Options: Project Mars, Project Gemini, Project Mercury, Project Shepard

Back

Project Mercury

Front

When was the first man-made object launched into space?

Back

1957

Front

Americans were worried about Sputnik I because of _____.

Back

the Cold War

Front

Who was the first director of NASA?

Back

Wernher von Braun

Front

What was the first object launched by America into space?

Back

Explorer I

Front

The goal of NASA was to _____.

Back

put a person on the moon