Out of Space First
Part 1
Part 1
What was the estimated number of people that watched the landing on the moon?
The event was watched by 500 million people around the world.
The US tried to contain what type of government in the early and mid 1900s?
Hint:The Soviets Union became divided because of this governing style.
The Communist government
What was the year Russians pets were sent to outer space? What were the names of the pet?
1960 Russian space dogs Belka and Strelka
What was the name of the Soviet Union's first animal to travel to outer space? and what was the name of the craft it traveled in?
Hint: ______ was the first animal that traveled into space in the _________ .
Laika was the first animal that traveled into space in the USSR's Sputnik 2.
Which Presidential administration did NASA begin under?
Dwight Eisenhower
Which rivalry country attempted to land on the moon first but failed?
Russia tries to land on the moon in 1967 but the mission was a failure.
What was the type of government did the US practice? What type of government was the Soviet Union practicing?
Capitalist (U.S.) and Communist (Soviet Union)
What was the major common asset and military equalizer both US and Soviet Union had?
Both Super Power had weapons of Mass Destruction
What was the name of NASA's first rocket that launched from Cape Canaveral? And what did it do?
The Bumper 2, it carried small payloads that allowed them to measure attributes including air temperature and cosmic ray impacts.
When was the official first date of NASA operations?
October 1, 1958
Who was the first American to set foot on the surface of the moon? What was the date and the name of the mission?
Hint: _____ became the first person to set foot on the moon on ______ while completing a mission for the _________.
American Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the lunar surface on 21 July 1969 on mission Gemini 8.
Define what the Space Race was.
A competition between the United States and USSR to explore outer space with artificial satellites, to send humans into space, and to land people on the Moon.
What act was passed by Eisenhower in order to strengthen defenses?
The National Defense Education Act was passed by Eisenhower.
What was the name of the spacecraft that landed on Venus? When was this landing?
The Soviet's Venera 7 became the first craft to land on Venus in 1971.
True/False
Mariner 4 became the first probe to Mars in 1965 and it transmitted vivid images from its high powered photographic technology.
False
Mariner 4 became the first probe to Mars in 1965 and it transmitted completely unexpected images.
What was the name US space craft that had a successful flight by Jupiter. What year was this?
The U.S.’s Pioneer 10, in 1973
What was caused by the Sputnik landing in the eyes of the American public?
Sputnik caused fear and stirred political debate in the United States and the formation of NASA
What was the first spacecraft to land on Mars and in what year?
Mars 3 was the first spacecraft to land on Mars in 1971 by the Soviet Union
What are the years of activity for the Space Race?
1957-1975
True/False
The Russians were the first one to send a man into space however their U.S. rivals were the ones to set their feet on the Moon.
True
What was the first spacecraft to successfully fly by Venus and what was the date?
Hint: The _______ was the first spacecraft to successfully fly by Venus on __________.
U.S.'s Mariner 2 was the first spacecraft to successfully fly by Venus on December 14, 1962
What were other parts of the cold war that halted once the Cold War began?
A. Trade
B. Technology
C. Culture
D. All of the above
A. Trade
What was the name of the animal The Americans launched into suborbital space and what was the date this first occurred?
The U.S. launched a chimp named Ham on a suborbital spaceflight on Jan. 31, 1961.
When was the date the Soviet Union launched the ______successfully as the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth?
Hint: On _______, the _______ launched successfully as the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth
On 4 October 1957, the USSR successfully launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth
Who was the first Soviet woman to go to outer space and what was the date this occurred?
Soviet Valentin Tereshkova became the first woman in space on June 16, 1963 in Vostok 6