The Space Race Flashcards
(11 cards)
1
Q
When did Starlin Die?
A
1953
2
Q
Who took over from Stalin?
A
Khrushchev
3
Q
Finsh the quote “The united States now sleep under a….”
A
“The united States now sleep under a soviet moon”
4
Q
In what year did Eisenhower announce a program to make a satellite?
A
1955
5
Q
In what year did the soviets send a rocket into space called Sputnik?
A
October 1957
6
Q
What was in Sputnik II?
A
A dog called Laika
7
Q
How did the Americans respond to Sputnik I and II?
A
By in JAn 1958 the Americans launched the Explorer I satellite
8
Q
What year was NASA set up?
A
In July 1958
9
Q
Who was the first man is space?
A
Yuri Gagarin
10
Q
Who was the first American in space?
A
Alan Shepherd
11
Q
What year was the first man on the moon?
A
1969
