Space Race Quiz: Rockets and Rivals
Nine questions on the rockets, rivals, animals and firsts of the Cold War space race.
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9 - Length
About 5 min
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- What was the name of the first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union?
- Put these space race firsts in order, earliest first.
- An Apollo astronaut left this print on the Moon. Why are its edges so crisp?
- The ISS orbits Earth in about 90 minutes. About how long was Gagarin’s first one-orbit flight?
- Gagarin left Vostok 1 before landing. How did he reach the ground?
- About how tall was NASA's Saturn V Moon rocket?
- Which animal did the Soviet Union send into space before Gagarin?
- After the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, which organizations did the US create in 1958?
- Why did the Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft need the connecting module shown between them?