Animal Test Runs
What types of animals were flown into space?
Monkeys, Mice, Chimpanzee and dogs.
What shape was Luna 1 and Spuntik 1?
They were both spheres with long antennas sticking out of them.
What did the Vostok 1 accomplish?
It was the first rocket to orbit the moon.
What did the Apollo space craft accomplish?
Apollo was the first rocket on the moon with humans walking on the moon.
What effects did the Apollo rockets have on how we make rockets today?
The Apollo rocket had many benefits but now we have digital flight controls.
What was Laika the dog known for?
She was flown into space but ended up passing away in space by the Soviet Union.
Which satellite landed on the moon first?
Luna 2. Luna 1 was supposed to land on the moon but couldn’t because of the Earths gravity.
How many Vostok rockets were there?
There was 6 different rockets for separate launchings.
What Apollo rocket killed 3 men?
Apollo 1. It caught fire while launching with the 3 astronauts inside, rapidly asphyxiating them.
In what way (regarding rockets) how else did the space race have a effect?
It helped develop freeze dried foods, food safety and space blanket.
What was achieved by Ham the Chimpanzee?
Ham was the first chimpanzee in space and he came back alive while performing all of the correct tasks.
When was the first satellite launched into space and by who(US or USSR)?
Sputnik 1 which is apart of the USSR.
What country invented the Vostok rockets?
The Soviet Union.
How many missions of the Apollo space craft was there?
There was 14 total space craft missions.
Why did humans send live animals into space?
To see if we could survive in space.
Who Albert the second(monkey)?
He was the first primate in space for the US but unfortunately passed away in space.
About how big in diameter(cm) was Sputnik 1?
It was 58cm in diameter with antennas 2.4-2.9 meters long.
How wide was Vostok 1?
It was 2 meters wide but was also a pressurized sphere.
What Apollo rockets weren’t flown?
Apollo 2 and 3. After Apollo 1 accident some of the space crafts became unmanned missions.
What did Explorer 1 show us about space?
It showed us Earths radiation belts around Earth heal in place by Earths magnetic field.
What did Miss Baker do?
She was first squirrel monkey that returned home safely for the USA.
What happened on the Inter Nation Space Station that helped end the space race?
Both a representative from the US and USSR went to the International Space Station and shook hands symbolically ending the space race.
What was the age range the soviets took to do cosmonaut training for the Vostok spaceships?
The youngest was 23 while the oldest was 34. Only 12 of them made it into space.
What happened with the Apollo 13?
During flight the Apollo 13 blew up making the space craft lose oxygen rapidly. Fortunately all of the crew members of the Apollo 13 did survive.
What is a big change in rockets from the space race to now?
Rockets went from being simple gunpowder devices to giant vehicles that can travel to space.