The Space Race Flashcards

(11 cards)

1
Q

When did Starlin Die?

A

1953

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2
Q

Who took over from Stalin?

A

Khrushchev

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3
Q

Finsh the quote “The united States now sleep under a….”

A

“The united States now sleep under a soviet moon”

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4
Q

In what year did Eisenhower announce a program to make a satellite?

A

1955

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5
Q

In what year did the soviets send a rocket into space called Sputnik?

A

October 1957

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6
Q

What was in Sputnik II?

A

A dog called Laika

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7
Q

How did the Americans respond to Sputnik I and II?

A

By in JAn 1958 the Americans launched the Explorer I satellite

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8
Q

What year was NASA set up?

A

In July 1958

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9
Q

Who was the first man is space?

A

Yuri Gagarin

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10
Q

Who was the first American in space?

A

Alan Shepherd

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11
Q

What year was the first man on the moon?

A

1969

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