The Space Race
What is the name of the country that competed with the U.S. in the Space Race?
The Soviet Union
President who promised the U.S. would land on the moon?
John F. Kennedy
What is the name of small robotic spacecraft that explored nearby planets?
Mariners
Mathematician who check John Glenn's flight numbers
Katherine Johnson
Rivalry
What is the name of the first satellite to launch into space in 1957?
Sputnik
Apollo 11
Vehicles used to explore Mars' surface
Rovers
First American to orbit Earth
John Glenn
Satellite
an object or vehicle intended to orbit Earth, the moon, or another celestial body
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Sojourner
First American woman in space
Sally Ride
the air surrounding Earth
First American astronaut in space
Alan Shepard
What year did the Americans land on the moon?
1969
The Rovers look for signs of this on Mars
Water or life
First African American woman in space
Mae Jemison
Rover
A vehicle used for exploring the surface of the moon or another planet
The Cold War was not a direct war but a political and economic ____
rivalry
Name one of the other Apollo 11 astronauts besides Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin or Michael Collins
How long did the first airplane trip around the world take?
175 days
This astronaut orbited Earth 127 times aboard the Endeavour
Mae Jemison
Equation
A statement showing how the values of two mathematical expressions are equal