Space Race

Which countries were involved in the Space Race of the 1950s?

• United States and China

• China and India

• Soviet Union and United States

• India and Soviet Union

The country that launched the first satellite and astronaut into orbit caused their rival to believe that

• there would be teamwork in the space race.

• exploring space was a nearly impossible challenge.

• most countries would soon develop a space program.

• there was a sizable tech gap between the two countries.

The president whose goal it became to send humans to the moon and returning them to earth was

• Dwight Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Richard Nixon

Which of the following goals were not accomplished by Project Mercury?

• Test astronauts' ability to fly long-duration flights

• Place a manned spacecraft in earth orbit

• Study man's ability to function in space

• Recover a man and spacecraft safely

Which of the following goals were not the main focus of Project Gemini?

• Perfect spacecraft re-entry and landing methods

• Study the effects of longer spaceflights on humans

• Understand how to make spacecraft dock in Earth and Moon orbit

• Placing a man on the moon

Who was the first American in space?

• Yuri Gagarin

• Alan Sheppard

• John Glenn

• Sputnik

How many times did John Glenn orbit the earth?

• less than one orbit

• 1

• 3

• 4

What was the importance of Projects Mercury and Gemini?

• They were "stepping stones" toward achieving the larger goal of going to the moon.

• They revealed how many obstacles there were in going to space.

• They helped the United States spy on their rivals.

• They enabled us to calculate the gravity of the moon.

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