Choose all the statements that CORRECTLY describe the "space race" era. A. Space exploration began in the early 1970's. B. The Soviet Union was the first country to send a satellite into orbit. C. The Soviet Union was the first country to send a human into space. D. The United States was the first country to land a human on the moon. E. The United States is the only country to have ever landed a human on the moon.

The statements that CORRECTLY describe the "space race" era;

C. The Soviet Union was the first country to send a human into space.

D. The United States was the first country to land a human on the moon.

E. The United States is the only country to have ever landed a human on the moon.

Space Race is a competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union.

Space exploration began in the early 1950s.

On October 4, 1957 Russia Launches Sputnik satellite into space and Yuri Gagarin was the first human to go into space in the year 1961 on the 12th of April.

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explanation:

no the answer is c only objects touching the earth's surface can be acted upon by an outside force