Intro to Space Race
what was the space race
A competition between Russia and the U.S. regarding achievements in space exploration
Who launched sputnik 1 and 2
USSR/ Russia
What was Alan Shepard Jr.'s nationality?
American
how much did the apollo 11 weigh
525,500
What was the name of Russia and America's first combined space project?
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
how did the space race begin
It began with the Sputnik 1 in 1957
What was the first man-made object to orbit Earth
sputnik 1
Who was the first man to reach space?
Yuri A. Gagarin
how long did the apollo 11 crew spend on the moon
21 hours
Of the 5 pilots on the Russian-American flight, how many were American?
3 were American
why was the u.s so scared of the soviets reaching space before them
they thought they wold be attacked from space
What was the dogs name that Russia launched into space
Laika
Which spacecraft first hit the moon? Which country launched it?
Luna 2, USSR launched it
who were the crew members from apollo 11
Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and buzz Aldrin
Name two of the three organizations that contributed to the Russian-American flight?
NASA, the State Department, and the Russian Academy of Sciences
what date did the ussr become the first country to send a man into space
april 12th 1961
Where did Explorer 1 lift off from
Cape Canaveral
What was the name of the first American manned spacecraft?
Freedom 7
what was the name of the person that did the first space walk
Alexei A. Leonov
What historical significance did the Russian-American flight have?
It brought peace between Russia and America, ending the Space Race
who was the first man that the u.s landed on the moon
Neil Armstrong
What type of rocket was the Explorer 1
ABMA-JPL Jupiter rocket
What was the name of the first manned spacecraft to be launched successfully?
Vostok 1
what was the name of the first woman in space
Valentina Tereshkova
What model of the Russian Soyuz Spacecraft was used for the multinational flight?
Soyuz 19