Arms Race
This competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union focused on building weapons
Arms Race
What were the two countries in the space race?
U.S. and Soviet Union
Who was the Soviet cosmonaut that was the first person in space?
Yuri Gagarin
what is the year the first Moon landing happened?
1969
What were the two ideologies that competed during the Cold War?
capitalism and communism
The U.S. was the only country with this type of weapon until 1949.
Atomic Bomb
This Soviet satellite was the first one launched into space?
Sputnik 1
The first American in space?
Alan Shepard
Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
What was the joint mission in 1975 improved relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?
The Apollo-Soyuz mission
This scientist helped create the atomic bomb during WWII?
Robert Oppenheimer
What is the agency the U.S. created to focus on space exploration?
NASA
What is a Russian astronaut called?
Cosmonaut
What were Neil Armstrong's famous words when he stepped on the moon?
"That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”
The year the Apollo-Soyuz mission took place?
1975
This bomb was first tested in 1952 and is more powerful than the atomic bomb.
Hydrogen Bomb
What dog was the first living creature sent into space.
Laika
What is the spacecraft Yuri Gagarin flew in?
Vostok 1
What is the name of the lunar module that landed on the Moon?
The Eagle
What was the event during the Apollo-Soyuz mission that symbolized cooperation?
The handshake in orbit
What the name of the biggest bomb ever tested?
Tsar Bomb
This was the first satellite launched by the U.S.
Explorer 1
This type of technology, was created during the Space Race, and is still used today for communication and navigation
Satellites
Who were rhe three astronauts who flew on Apollo 11?
Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins
What was the race to build weapons and explore space was part of this larger conflict?
The Cold war