Space Exploration
Scavenger Hunt
- On July 20, 1969, who
left the Lunar Module Eagle and became the first human to set foot
on the Moon.
- What is the name
of the world's first satellite launched In 1957
by the Soviet
Union?
- On November 3, 1957, the U.S.S.R. pulled off another coup
by launching a much heavier satellite which carried the first living
mammal into space--a dog named who?
- On July 29, 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed
which
act
that made NASA become a reality.
- Who was the first human
to pilot a spacecraft aboard Vostok I?
- How did the United States respond
to the Soviet
Union's rapid
advances in space?
- List 10-15 important space "firsts".
- Which "firsts" do
you think had the biggest impact in terms of advancing our nation's space
program? Why?
- Listen to JFK's speech
and speculate why you think he wanted the USA to be first on the moon.
- Do you think the United States should work collaboratively
with other nations in the "space race" or as an individual
country pursuing its own interests? Why or why not? Support your answer.
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