True or false.

Question

The space race occurred during world war 2
Sputnik 1 was the first successful statelite to be launched
Explorer 1 was the first space probe to hit the moon
Americans initially led the Space Race.
The Soviet's were the first to orbit the earth.
The purpose of the Gemini project was to create the Apollo ship
the Soviet's were the first to walk on the moon.
Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon.
The space race continued until the fall of the Soviet Union

Answer 1

Here are the true or false answers to each statement:

1. The space race occurred during World War 2. False
   The space race occurred primarily during the Cold War, which followed World War II.

2. Sputnik 1 was the first successful satellite to be launched. True
   Sputnik 1 was indeed the first successful artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.

3. Explorer 1 was the first space probe to hit the moon. False
   Explorer 1 was the first successful American satellite, but it did not hit the moon. The first spacecraft to impact the moon was Luna 2, launched by the Soviet Union.

4. Americans initially led the Space Race. False
   The Soviet Union initially led the Space Race with their successful launches of Sputnik 1 and 2.

5. The Soviets were the first to orbit the Earth. True
   The Soviet spacecraft Vostok 1, with Yuri Gagarin aboard, became the first spacecraft to orbit the Earth on April 12, 1961.

6. The purpose of the Gemini project was to create the Apollo ship. False
   The Gemini program was designed to develop space travel techniques to support the Apollo mission, but it was not intended to create the Apollo spacecraft itself.

7. The Soviets were the first to walk on the moon. False
   No Soviet cosmonaut walked on the moon. The first and only crew to do so was NASA's Apollo 11 mission, with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in 1969.

8. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. True
   Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969, during the Apollo 11 mission.

9. The space race continued until the fall of the Soviet Union. False
   While the space race persisted through the 1960s and 70s, it is generally considered to have concluded significantly before the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, particularly after the Apollo missions and later cooperative efforts like the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1972.

In summary:

1. False
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. True
6. False
7. False
8. True
9. False