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The Space Race

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  • Who was the first woman in space?
    Valentina Tereshkova
  • What happened to Apollo 1?
    Destroyed by fire, killing 3 astronauts
  • What does NASA stand for?
    National Aeronautics Space Administration
  • What invention changed computers forever making them smaller, more powerful and reliable?
    Microchip
  • How long were the astronauts placed in quarantine for?
    21 days
  • What does NATO stand for?
    North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
  • What was the name of the first dog in space?
    Laika
  • How many parts did Apollo 11 have?
    3
  • How much tonnes of fuel was Apollo 11 loaded with?
    2,000 tonnes
  • What was the first USSR satellite launched into space in 1957?
    Sputnik 1
  • On 20 July 1969, Armstrong and Aldrin landed on
    The Sea of Tranquility
  • What country first experimented with rocket technology?
    Germany
  • Where was the Distant Early Warning (D.E.W) line located?
    Canada
  • The Hydrogen bomb was created using what process
    Nuclear Fusion
  • What was the name of the secret US project to build the atomic bomb?
    Manhattan Project
  • When was the last US mission to the moon?
    1972
  • What agreement divided Germany after WWII?
    Potsdam Agreement
  • Name the three astronauts on Apollo 11?
    Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins?
  • What US president announced the development of the Strategic Defence Initiative (S.D.I) in the 1980s?
    Ronald Reagan
  • Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space, what year was it?
    1961
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