Space Movies
This 1968 epic science fiction film, directed by Stanley Kubrick, explores human evolution, space travel, and artificial intelligence, featuring the iconic HAL 9000 computer.
What is "2001: A Space Odyssey"?
This instrumental piece by composer Johann Strauss II is often associated with space travel and has been used in numerous films, including "2001: A Space Odyssey."
What is "Also sprach Zarathustra" (Thus Spoke Zarathustra)?
This planet in our solar system is known for its prominent rings, which are made up of countless icy particles.
What is Saturn?
This American space agency developed the Saturn V rocket, the launch vehicle responsible for sending astronauts to the Moon during the Apollo missions.
What is NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)?
This American space agency developed the Saturn V rocket, the launch vehicle responsible for sending astronauts to the Moon during the Apollo missions.
What is NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)?
This iconic line, slightly altered from the real communication, is uttered by astronauts in "Apollo 13" when they encounter a critical issue during their mission.
What is "Houston, we have a problem"?
This iconic song by David Bowie, featuring lyrics about an astronaut lost in space, was used prominently in the film "The Martian."
What is "Space Oddity"?
This star, located closest to Earth after the sun, is part of the Alpha Centauri star system and is visible to the naked eye from the southern hemisphere.
What is Proxima Centauri?
In 2021, Blue Origin launched its first crewed mission, named after this pioneering astronaut.
What is the New Shepard NS-16 mission, named after Alan Shepard?
The first stage of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is powered by this type of engine, known for its high efficiency.
What is a BE-4 engine?
This film, directed by Christopher Nolan, incorporates real scientific concepts like black holes and time dilation into its storyline, with physicist Kip Thorne serving as a consultant.
What is "Interstellar"?
During the Apollo 11 mission, astronaut Michael Collins played this iconic song by Frank Sinatra while orbiting the Moon alone in the command module.
What is "Fly Me to the Moon"?
This famous nebula, located in Sagittarius, is one of the brightest and most massive star-forming regions in the Milky Way.
What is the Omega Nebula (Messier 17)?
SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft has been used to transport various payloads to space, including the ashes of this iconic "Star Trek" actor, sent in 2012.
Who is James Doohan (Scotty)?
This type of rocket engine, used on the Space Shuttle and other spacecraft, combines liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen as propellants to produce thrust.
What is the Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) aka the RS-25?
Based on the novel by Carl Sagan, this film explores themes of extraterrestrial intelligence and the search for meaning in the universe.
What is "Contact"?
This orchestral piece by composer Gustav Holst, originally composed in 1916, features movements inspired by the planets of the solar system and has been used in various space-themed media.
What is "The Planets Suite"?
Discovered in 2017, this interstellar object, believed to be an asteroid, passed through our solar system at a high velocity, leading to speculation about its origin.
What is Oumuamua?
In 1990, NASA launched the Hubble Space Telescope aboard this space shuttle, marking the first and only time the shuttle visited the telescope.
What is the Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-31 mission)?
This spacecraft carried Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, on his historic flight on April 12, 1961.
What is Vostok 1?