THE SPACE RACE

WHAT STARTED THE SPACE RACE ?

• SOVIET UNION LAUNCHED SPUTNIK I

• UNITED STATES ESTABLISHED NASA

• THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE APOLLO PROGRAM

• 1ST FEMALE COSMONAUT LAUNCHED INTO SPACE

WHAT DOES NASA  STAND FOR ?  

• NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
• NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FOR SPACE AND AIR EXPLORATION
• NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF SPACE AND AIR TRAVEL 
• NAUTICAL ADMINISTRATION AND SPACE TRAVEL

Which of the following is evidence for the US winning the space race?

• US LAUNCHED THEIR OWN SATELLITE

• USSR LAUNCHED A FEMALE ASTRONAUT INTO SPACE

• NEIL ARMSTRONG TOOK THE FIRST STEPS ON THE MOON

• JOHN GLENN ORBITED THE EARTH

Which of the following was supported by the Space Race?

• Computer Technology

• Pharmacology

• Zoology

• Spaceship Detailing

WHICH PRESIDENT WAS COMMITTED TO SENDING A MAN TO THE MOON ?

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Joseph Stalin

The frenzy of interest in the US Space Program was further encouraged by the new medium of ____________.

• radio

• internet

• television

• satellite imagery

• space toys

Which of the following statements best explains Kennedy's role in the Space Race?

• He dropped an atomic bomb on Google because NASA wanted to be the first Chinese man to research cheese.

• He made it America's personal goal to put a man on the moon before the USSR.

• He funded NASA's goal of developing space stations on Mars for research.

• He asked Congress to approve the building of Sputnik 1.

Which of the following is a good example of how Russian/US relations have evolved since the space race ended?

• Russia shut down its space programs in the 1970's.

• Russia has applauded the US since its takeover of the Russian Space Program in 1972.

• Americans/Russians work together on the International Space Station.

• Russia has signed a treaty with the US agreeing to never spy on the US using satellites.

In which mission did the US first land a man on the moon?

• Explorer

• Apollo 11

• Sputnik 1

• Challenger

Astronauts go to live on the International Space Station for a period of ________ month(s).

• one

• three

• six

• nine