The Space Race
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- Q 1/14Score 0Who was the first American to orbit Earth in Friendship 7?29Alan ShepardJohn GlennYuri GagarinNeil Armstrong
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- Q1Who was the first American to orbit Earth in Friendship 7?Alan ShepardJohn GlennYuri GagarinNeil Armstrong30s
- Q2On July 16, 1969, three U.S. astronauts set off on the Apollo 11 space mission to attempt the...first journey into outer spacefirst lunar (moon) landingfirst orbit of the Earth30s
- Q3Who was the first man to walk on the moon's surface on July 20, 1969?John GlennYuri GagarinAlan ShepardNeil Armstrong30s
- Q4The Soviet Union launched ________, the worlds first artificial satellite, into the Earth's orbit in 1957.Explorer ISputnik30s
- Q5Who became the first person to journey into outer space traveling aboard Vostok 1 in April of 1961?Alan ShepardJohn GlennNeil ArmstrongYuri Gagarin30s
- Q6Which country was the first to send a man into space?Soviet UnionUnited States of America30s
- Q7The United States launched its own artificial satellite, _______ into space in 1958.Explorer ISputnik30s
- Q8Who became the first American astronaut to journey into outer space traveling aboard Freedom 7 in May of 1961?Neil ArmstrongYuri GagarinAlan ShepardJohn Glenn30s
- Q9In 1958, President Eisenhower created ________, a federal agency dedicated to space exploration.IAUCIANASAFBI30s
- Q10Which country was the first to send a man to the moon?United States of AmericaSoviet Union30s
- Q11The ________ was designed to land humans on the Moon and bring them safely back to Earth.Project ApolloProject Mercury30s
- Q12The ________ was the first human spaceflight program of the United States to put a man into Earth orbit and return him safely.Project MercuryProject Apollo30s
- Q13Which country was the first to send an artificial satellite into the Earth's orbit?Soviet UnionUnited States of America30s
- Q14During the Apollo 11 space mission, which astronaut piloted the spacecraft and stayed in orbit around the moon?Neil ArmstrongBuzz AldrinMichael Collins30s
