Space Exploration Test

What does NASA stand for?

• National Air and Space Association
• North American Space Agency
• National Astronautics and Space Association
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Who was the first American in space?

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

Who was the first man in space?

• John Glenn
• Neil Armstrong
• Yuri Gagarin
• Buzz Aldrin

Who were we in the space race with?

• China
• Japan
• Germany
• Soviet Union

What war was going on during the space race?

• World War II
• Korean War
• Vietnam War
• Cold War

Who was the first man to orbit the Earth?

• Yuri Gagarin
• Buzz Aldrin
• John Glenn
• Neil Armstrong

Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?

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

Name the three astronauts that died in Apollo 1.

• Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee

• Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins

• John Glenn, Alan Shepard, Yuri Gagarin

• Sally Ride, Christa McAuliffe, Judith Resnik

What type of Rocket launched the Apollo program?

• Delta IV
• Falcon Heavy
• Saturn V
• Space Shuttle

What was the first American manned space program called?

• Apollo program
• Mercury program
• Gemini program
• Vostok program