Space Race Terminology
The name of the first satellite launched into space by the soviet union.
Sputnik
The name of the dog that went into space.
Laika
The type of spacecraft were created by NASA and are reusable
What are space shuttles?
The United States president who challenged the country to land a man on the Moon.
President Kennedy
The first people on the moon.
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin
The year the United States landed the first humans on the moon.
1969
This telescope was launched in 1990 and still sends data back to Earth. It is approximately 340 miles above the Earth.
What is the Hubble Telescope?
This disaster happened upon re-entry to Earth. The astronauts were 16 minutes from landing.
The name of the first American to orbit the Earth.
John Glenn
The year the Soviet Union launched the first satellite into space.
1957
This is the name of the spacecraft that put the first humans on the moon.
What is Apollo 11?
The United States president who was in office during the first Moon landing.
President Nixon
The name of the first American to go to space.
Alan Sheperd
The year the Soviet Union sent the first human into space.
1961
This was launched in 1998.
What is the International Space Station (ISS)?
This was the name of the first chimpanzee sent to space.
The name of the first woman in space
Valentina Tereshkova
The year the Soviet Union launched the first woman into space.
1963
This disaster occurred on January 28, 1986. It was the first American space disaster to occur off of the ground, but did not happen in space.
What is the Challenger explosion?
The United States president who announced the end of the Space Race.
President Ford