The Space Race | ||
#1 | What is an artificial satellite? | A man-made object that orbits a larger body. |
#2 | What year was the Sputnik launched into orbit? | 1957 |
#3 | What nation launched the Sputnik? | The Soviet Union |
#4 | What did each nation want to be the first to accomplish? | Putting a man on the moon. |
#5 | Which nation was first to put a man on the moon? | The U.S.A. |
The Creation of NASA | ||
#1 | What country does NASA belong to? | The U.S.A. |
#2 | What year was NASA founded? | 1958 |
#3 | What does NASA stand for? | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
#4 | Who founded NASA? | President Dwight D. Eisenhower |
#5 | What was the objective of creating the NASA program? | To get ahead of the rest of the worlds space efforts and it was a response to the launch of the Sputnik 1 |
The First Steps on the Moon | ||
#1 | What year was the first man on the moon? | 1969 |
#2 | What was the name of the space shuttle used for this mission? | Apollo 11 |
#3 | How many men went on the Apollo 11 mission? | 3 |
#4 | Who was the first man on the moon? | Neil Armstrong |
#5 | Who was the second man on the moon? | Buzz Aldrin |
The Soviet Space Program | ||
#1 | What was first launched by the Soviet Space Program? | The Sputnik 1 |
#2 | What year was the Soviet space program started? | 1959 |
#3 | Who started the Soviet Space program? | Sergei Korolev |
#4 | Who was in the first manned for the Soviet Union? | Yuri Gagarin |
#5 | What is the name of the Soviet Space Program? | Roscosmos |
Nations Coming Together | ||
#1 | What does ISS stand for? | International Space Station |
#2 | Name 2 of the Nations that worked together to build the ISS? | Russia, United States, Canada, and Japan |
#3 | When did the building of the ISS begin? | November 20,1988 |
#4 | What is the ISS? | A habitable artificial satellite |
#5 | When was the ISS put into orbit? | May 23, 2010 |
Final Question | |