Missions
Which mission featured the first moonwalk?
Apollo 11
Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
The study of space and the stars is called _________.
Astronomy
What is the name of the current large space station?
The International Space Station
How far is the Moon from the Earth?
about 385,000 km (239,000 mi), or 1.28 light-seconds
Which Apollo mission nearly ended in tragedy?
Apollo 13
Which Mercury Astronaut flew in all 3 space programs?
Wally Schirra
Apollo 13 used what natural force to 'sling shot' around the moon and get back to Earth?
gravity
What was the name of the first space station?
Salyut 1
Which astronaut (or mission) hit a golf ball on the moon?
Al Shepard, Apollo 14
Which Apollo mission was the first to travel to the Moon?
Apollo 8
Name one Astronaut who perished in the Apollo 1 fire.
Gus Grissom, Ed White, Roger Chaffee
What kind of energy is the primary on the ISS?
solar
What was the name os NASA's first space station?
Skylab
What is Gateway?
answers will vary...
Which Apollo mission was the last?
Apollo 17
Who was the commander of Apollo 18, the last person to walk on the moon?
Gene Cernan
What kind of Science experiments are conducted on the ISS? Which of the Sciences?
Biology, Chemistry, Physics
What happened on July 15, 1975 between Russia and the United States?
Apollo/Soyuz
Which astronaut (or mission) proved Galileo's theory of gravity on the moon?
Dave Scott, Apollo 15
Which Apollo mission found a piece of the Moon's primordial crust?
Apollo 15
Who was the school teacher who perished on the Space Shuttle Challenger?
Christa McAuliffe
What law of physics did the astronauts use to cover most of the distance to the moon?
inertia
Name the three countries that have working space stations?
China, Russia and the USA
What is the name of NASA's current space program?
Artemis