The Space Race

What two powers went against each other during the Space Race?

• The United States and China

• The United States and Ukraine

• Russia and Ukraine

• The United States and the Soviet Union

In what decade did the Space Race start?

• 1950's

• 1960's

• 1970's

• 1980's

The Space Race started with the launch of ...

• Mercury Project

• Saturn V

• Gemini Project

• Sputnik

Sputnik was ...

• a rocket

• a Command Service Module (CSM)

• a space station

• a satellite

Which president declared that the United States would land a man on the moon and before what decade?

• Kennedy

  1970

• Lincoln

  1960

• Kennedy

  1960

• Lincoln

  1970

What Apollo mission had a malfunction with the oxygen tank and was considered a "successful failure"?

• Apollo 13

• Apollo 1

• Apollo 11

• Apollo 3

Which Apollo mission was the first to land on the moon?

• Apollo 11

• Apollo 13

• Apollo 15

• Apollo 10

Why is Neil Armstrong famous?

• He said "Not because its easy, but because its haaard"

• He was the first American to orbit the earth

• He got died in the Apollo 1 accident

• He was the first person to step on the moon

What are the highland parts of the moon called?

• bright spots

• Mare

• Terra

• Maria

What was the objective of the Apollo program?

• to land a person on the moon

• to orbit the earth

• to land a person on the moon and return to earth safely

• to orbit the moon