KIDS QUIZ
SPACE EXPLORATION
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
Which event began the space race?
|
|
Yuri Gagarin went into space
|
|
|
The United States established NASA
|
|
|
The United States launched Explorer I
|
|
|
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik I
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, marking the start of the space race.
Detailed explanation-2: -The fact that the Soviets were successful fed fears that the U.S. military had generally fallen behind in developing new technology. As a result, the launch of Sputnik served to intensify the arms race and raise Cold War tensions.
Detailed explanation-3: -A year after the launch of Sputnik, U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), formally launching the “Space Race” between the United States and the Soviet Union.
There is 1 question to complete.