Firsts in Space
What was the first artificial satellite in space?
Sputnik I
This U.S. organization was founded in 1958 to lead space exploration.
NASA
The Space Race was part of a larger conflict between the U.S. and USSR known as what?
The Cold War
This is the year did the first humans land on the moon.
1969
This is Sohler's favorite color.
Green
This man was the first human to travel to space.
Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gargarin orbited the Earth in this capsule-like spacecraft.
Vostok 1
This doctrine was used to justify U.S. efforts to contain communism, including space competition.
Truman Doctrine
Who were the first two astronauts to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
This is Sohler's favorite food.
Ice cream
This was the first American satellite launched into space.
Explore 1
Soyuz
This is how Americans react to Sputnik.
Afraid
John F. Kennedy made this bold claim in May of 1961.
That the U.S. would go to the moon by the end of the decade.
This is the month that Sohler was born in.
June
This was the first American to orbit the Earth.
This type of Soviet rocket launched Sputnik in 1957.
R-7 intercontinental ballistic missile
What was the Soviet Union's goal in sending cosmonauts and satellites into space?
To demonstrate technological superiority over the U.S.
This is the phrase Neil Armstrong said when he stepped onto the moon.
"One small step for man, one giant leap mankind."
This is the hockey position Sohler played in high school.
Goalie
This was the first space probe to hit the moon.
The Soviet Luna 2.
The US made advancements in their space program because of this man.
Wernher von Braun
The joint Appolo-Soyuz mission symbolized this about U.S.-Soviet relations.
Gradual improvement of U.S.-Soviet relations.
Apollo 11
This is Sohler's favorite musician.
Bob Dylan