Question

What happened on October 4. 1957?

A The Soviet Union launched a missile at the United States

B The United States launched a missile at the Soviet Union

C The Soviet Linion launched the first artificial satellite Sputnik

D The United States launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik

What was so scary about Sputnik

A Non man-made technology had ever been launched into space C Nobody knew where it would land if it fell back to Earth

B The same technology that launched Sputnik could be used to launch a nuclear warhead at any city on the planet

D There was nothing scary about Sputnik

Who was the president of the United States during the Sputnik launch

A Dwight . Eisenhower

B Franklin D. Roosevelt

C John F. Kennedy

D Barack ll. Obama

Answer 1

1. What happened on October 4, 1957?

The Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik

2. What was so scary about Sputnik?

The same technology that launched Sputnik could be used to launch a nuclear warhead at any city on the planet

3. Who was the president of the United States during the Sputnik launch?

Dwight D. Eisenhower

4. What marked the end of the space race?

The leaders of the two nations agreed to collaborate

5. Which one of these advancements is NOT directly related to the space program?

Television