The Space Race in the 1960s

Why did President Kennedy want to send an astronaut to the moon?

• He wanted to win the next presidency.

• He wanted the Soviet Union to join the space race.

• No one had ever been to the moon and he wanted to do it before Russia did.

The Soviet Union sent the first _______________ into space.

• space station

• orbit

• satellite

How did people in the United States react when they heard about Sputnik?

• They were shocked.

• They were scared.

• They were excited.

Who was the first man to orbit the earth?

• John Glenn

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

When did John Glen orbit the earth?

• 1950

• 1962

• 1958

• 1950

Who sent the first woman into space?

• United States

• Soviet Union

What happened on July 20, 1969?

• The first man walked on the moon.

• Sputnik is launched into space.

• Joh Glen orbits the earth.

• The Russians landed on the moon.

What is an unmanned spacecraft?

• A structure in space that astronauts can stay in for long periods of time.

• A tube shaped object filled with gases that can go into the air.

• A vehicle that can go into space with out a person inside controlling it.

A structure in space that astronauts can stay in for long periods of time

• space station

• rocket

• unmanned spacecraft

• satellite

A vehicle that can go into outer space

• Moon Rover

• unmanned spacecraft

• rocket