What do you know about space conquest?

The first satellite sent in space was:

• Soviet

• American

• European

Answer explanation

SOVIET - The first satellite to be sent in space was Sputnik in 1957.

The first man to orbit the Earth was:

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

• Yuri Gagarin

Answer explanation

YURI GAGARIN - in April 1961. Alan Shepard entered space in May 1961 but did not achieve orbit. John Glenn was the first American to orbit in space in 1962.

The first moon landing was made by:

• Apollo 9

• Apollo 11

• Apollo 13

Answer explanation

APOLLO 11 - In July 1969.

An Outer Space treaty forms the basis of international space law.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

TRUE - The treaty was signed in 1967.

The competition between the Societ Union and the USA to show superiority in spaceflight was called:

• The Space Challenge

• The Space Race

• The Space Cold War

Answer explanation

THE SPACE RACE- The Space Race was a cold-war competition between the Soviet Union and the USA to show spaceflight superiority.

The first space station was:

• ISS

• MIR

• SKYLAB

Answer explanation

MIR - A Soviet space station which operated from 1986 to 2001.