Apollo 13
What is the name of Tom Hanks character, the commander of the Apollo 13 mission?
Jim Lovell
What was the name of the first series of missions to land on the moon?
Apollo
What is the planet closest to the sun?
Mercury
Which inner planet has the hottest surface temperature?
Venus
Which outer planet is known for having rings?
Saturn
What caused the explosion aboard the spacecraft?
Damaged wire in oxygen tank lit during routine tank stir
What year did the Apollo 11 mission land on the moon?
1969
In between what two planets can you find the asteroid belt?
Mars and Jupiter
Which inner planet is known as the red planet?
Mars
What planet has the great red spot?
Jupiter
Name one of the items the astronauts used to build a carbon dioxide filter.
duct tape, plastic bag, sock, spacesuit hose, cover of flight plan, lithium hydroxide cannisters
How many successful missions have landed on the moon?
6
What planet is the largest?
Jupiter
Which inner planet is closest to the size of Earth?
Venus
What gas gives Uranus its blue color?
Methane?
What was the name of the astronaut who was unable to go on the mission because they thought he might contract measles?
Ken Mattingly
What is the name of the current missions to the moon?
Artemis
What dwarf planet can be found in the Kuiper belt?
Pluto
How many moons does Mars have?
2 phobos and deimos
Which outer planet is tilted on its side?
Uranus
In real life, Jack Swigert was heard over the radio saying 'Okay Houston..We've had a problem'.
In the movie, what character delivers this line and how is it different from the real life mission?
Tom Hanks as Jim Lovell
'Houston we have a problem'
Orion
What is wrong with this ordering of the planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
Jupiter and Saturn are switched
What causes Venus to have the highest surface temperature despite not being the closest planet to the sun?
thick atmosphere
What is the cause of Jupiters great red spot?