History of Space 2

In what year did the Hermes Project start at White Sands Proving Grounds?

• 1940

• 1942

• 1944

• 1946

What was being developed in the Russian Experimental Design Bureau (OKB-1) during the 1950s and 1960s?

• Saturn V

• Ballistic missiles

• Satellites

• Supersonic Jets

On what date did Laika ride to orbit in Sputnik II?

• 3rd of November 1957

• 4th of October 1957

• 12th of April 1961

• 20th of July 1969

What mammal was the first to be sent to space?

• Cat

• Dog

• Monkey

• Rabbit

Which country was the first to send an object to space?

• United States

• Russia

• China

• Germany

Which vehicle did the US try but fail to launch?

• Vanguard Test Vehicle 3

• Vanguard Test Vehicle 2

• Explorer

• Unity

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What was the first successful rocket the US Launch which was originally named Redstone

• Jupiter-C

• Explorer 1

• unity

• Sputnik

What was the name of the satellite that the US put in orbit?

• Redstone

• Sputnik 1

• Sputnik 2

• Explorer 1

What was the first US SOLAR-POWERED satellite?

• Sputnik

• Explorer

• Vanguard 1

• Sputnik 2

When was NASA formed?

• 1958

• 1960

• 1944

• 1950