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- 1. Multiple Choice
The Space Race intensified the political rivalry between the United States and the USSR.
“. . . a new benchmark was set by one of the two superpowers almost every year throughout the 1950s and 1960s.”
“There were many ‘firsts’ during the Space Race. The first intercontinental ballistic missile in 1957, the first artificial satellite (Sputnik 1) in 1957, the first dog in orbit (sent by Sputnik 2) in 1957, the first solar-powered satellite, the first communication satellite, etc.”
“Indian space scientists and engineers were sent to train in both [the United States and Russia].”
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Space Race was beneficial to the progress of science and technology.
“. . . a new benchmark was set by one of the two superpowers almost every year throughout the 1950s and 1960s.”
“There were many ‘firsts’ during the Space Race. The first intercontinental ballistic missile in 1957, the first artificial satellite (Sputnik 1) in 1957, the first dog in orbit (sent by Sputnik 2) in 1957, the first solar-powered satellite, the first communication satellite, etc.”
“Indian space scientists and engineers were sent to train in both [the United States and Russia].”
- 3. Multiple Choice
The Space Race between the United States and the USSR inspired other nations to invest in space science.
“. . . a new benchmark was set by one of the two superpowers almost every year throughout the 1950s and 1960s.”
“There were many ‘firsts’ during the Space Race. The first intercontinental ballistic missile in 1957, the first artificial satellite (Sputnik 1) in 1957, the first dog in orbit (sent by Sputnik 2) in 1957, the first solar-powered satellite, the first communication satellite, etc.”
“Indian space scientists and engineers were sent to train in both [the United States and Russia].”
- 4. Multiple Choice
The Space Race intensified the political rivalry between the United States and the USSR.
President Kennedy gave a speech to Congress in which he referred to the rivalry between the United States and Russia as a “battle” between “freedom and tyranny.”
The Space Race “prompted competitive countries to send unmanned space probes to the Moon, Venus and Mars.”
Neil Armstrong’s statement when he stepped onto the lunar surface “‘That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,’ is now one of the most quoted phrases in literature.”
- 5. Multiple Choice
The Space Race was beneficial to the progress of science and technology.
The Space Race “prompted competitive countries to send unmanned space probes to the Moon, Venus and Mars.”
Neil Armstrong’s statement when he stepped onto the lunar surface “‘That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,’ is now one of the most quoted phrases in literature.”
President Kennedy gave a speech to Congress in which he referred to the rivalry between the United States and Russia as a “battle” between “freedom and tyranny.”
- 6. Multiple Choice
The Space Race between the United States and the USSR inspired other nations to invest in space science.
President Kennedy gave a speech to Congress in which he referred to the rivalry between the United States and Russia as a “battle” between “freedom and tyranny.”
Neil Armstrong’s statement when he stepped onto the lunar surface “‘That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,’ is now one of the most quoted phrases in literature.”
The Space Race “prompted competitive countries to send unmanned space probes to the Moon, Venus and Mars.”
- 7. Multiple Choice
The Space Race intensified the political rivalry between the United States and the USSR.
The United Nations established the Outer Space Treaty, which “limits the use of the Moon and other celestial bodies to peaceful purposes and expressly prohibits their use for testing weapons of any kind, conducting military maneuvers, or establishing military bases, installations and fortifications.”
“NASA, the premiere space research agency, was also built in 1958 during the Space Race . . . .”
“. . . both the United States and USSR helped their allies build their space missions through the training of scientists and engineers, the transferring of technology, and by allowing other researchers to visit their space laboratories.”
- 8. Multiple Choice
The Space Race was beneficial to the progress of science and technology.
The United Nations established the Outer Space Treaty, which “limits the use of the Moon and other celestial bodies to peaceful purposes and expressly prohibits their use for testing weapons of any kind, conducting military maneuvers, or establishing military bases, installations and fortifications.”
“. . . both the United States and USSR helped their allies build their space missions through the training of scientists and engineers, the transferring of technology, and by allowing other researchers to visit their space laboratories.”
“NASA, the premiere space research agency, was also built in 1958 during the Space Race . . . .”
- 9. Multiple Choice
The Space Race between the United States and the USSR inspired other nations to invest in space science.
The United Nations established the Outer Space Treaty, which “limits the use of the Moon and other celestial bodies to peaceful purposes and expressly prohibits their use for testing weapons of any kind, conducting military maneuvers, or establishing military bases, installations and fortifications.”
“. . . both the United States and USSR helped their allies build their space missions through the training of scientists and engineers, the transferring of technology, and by allowing other researchers to visit their space laboratories.”
“NASA, the premiere space research agency, was also built in 1958 during the Space Race . . . .”
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