How America Won the Space Race to the Moon - Flatlife- Part 2

What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?

• Soyuz 1
• Sputnik 1
• Explorer 1
• Vanguard 1

What was the purpose of the Mercury program?

• To conduct crewed space flights
• To launch communication satellites
• To study the effects of microgravity on the human body
• To study the moon's surface

What was the name of the first American to orbit the Earth?

• Alan Shepard
• John Glenn
• Neil Armstrong
• Buzz Aldrin

What was the name of the first crewed mission after the Apollo 1 disaster?

• Apollo 5
• Apollo 6
• Apollo 7
• Apollo 8

What was the name of the mission that became the first crewed lunar landing?

• Apollo 8
• Apollo 9
• Apollo 10
• Apollo 11

Who were the two astronauts that walked on the moon's surface during the Apollo 11 mission?

• Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin
• Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
• Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins
• Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell

How many total astronauts did NASA send to the moon?

• 6
• 12
• 18
• 24

What was the cause of the catastrophic failure of the Apollo 13 mission?

• A fire onboard the spacecraft
• A failure of the lunar module's engines
• An explosion of an oxygen tank
• A loss of communication with ground control

How much money was invested in the Apollo program during its 11-year lifespan?

• $1.6 billion
• $16 billion
• $25.4 billion
• $159 billion

What was the outcome of the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union?

• The Soviet Union won
• The United States won
• It ended in a tie
• Neither country accomplished their goals