Americans were shocked and feared that with the ability to launch satellites into space, the soviet union would also be able to launch missiles or nuclear weapons
why were the Americans afraid when the Soviets launched Sputnik into space?
100
This was NASA's original name.
What is the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)?
100
Mercury Project was the first human spaceflight program of the United States led by NASA.
What was the Mercury Project?
100
The Gemini Program was intended to be the middle step between Mercury and Apollo.
What was the Gemini Program?
100
Neil Armstrong
Who was the first American to set foot on the moon?
200
These are man made objects which have been intentionally placed into orbit.
What are satellites?
200
The NACA would now need to include large scale developments and operations, that's when NASA was created.
Why did the NACA change and become NASA?
200
all but one
Out of the seven original astronauts, how many were launched into space?
200
The Gemini spacecraft carried two astronauts and it was the first spacecraft to use a hydrogen fuel cells to generate electricity.
What was it the first space craft to do?
200
Before the decade is out, they need to land someone on the moon
Kennedy had a famous quote about the Space Race, what was it about?
300
The name of the first artificial satellite launched into space.
What is Sputnik 1?
300
What organization was in charge of space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research
What is NASA?
300
No, it was still behind
When the Mercury program ended, was the US ahead in the Space Race?
300
It was the first American broadcast launching to Europe, American first "Space Race"
What was the Gemini 4 the first to do?
300
24 men
By the end of 1972, how many astronauts had been launched to the moon?
400
What organization was created by the US in response to the launch of Sputnik?
The creation of NASA
400
As a response to the Soviets launch of Sputnik
Why was NASA created?
400
The goal was to put a human in orbit around the Earth, and doing it before the Soviet Union. It involved 7 astronauts, 6 of which made trips on their own.
What was the goal of the Mercury program?
400
they were catching up to the Soviets
How were the Americans doing in the Space Race towards the end of the Gemini Program?
400
Failure
Was the Apollo 1 a success or failure?
500
The soviets were the first to do this.
What is launch Sputnik 1?
500
This organization was created in 1958.
What year was NASA created?
500
The first man to go into space.
Who was Yuri Gagarin?
500
Spend up to two weeks in orbit
Rendezvous and dock with another spacecraft
Perfect Earth re- entry and landing
what was one of the main objectives?
500
Land a man on the moon and return him safely to the Earth
Gather lunar rocks and soil samples