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100

This planet is known for its prominent ring system.

Saturn

100

Who was the longest serving Center Ops Director?

Joel Bradford Walker

100

What year did construction officially begin at Johnson Space Center 

1962

100
This was the first successful mission to land humans on the Moon.

Apollo 11

200

Who was the first human to travel into space?

Yuri Gagarin

200

What was the Center's name before it became Johnson Space Center?

Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC)

200

What year was the Mission Control Center opened?

1965

200
Launched in 1990, this space telescope has provided deep-space images and was famously repaired during a space shuttle mission.
Hubble Space Telescope
300

This galaxy on a clear night can be seen as a band of light stretching across the sky and contains our solar system.

Milky Way Galaxy

300

Who was the first African American Center Ops Director?

Jim Hickmon

300

What building houses the Planetary Analog Test Site, also known as the "Rock Yard." 

268A

300

This NASA rover, named after a trait vital to exploration, landed on Mars in 2021.

Perseverance

400

This term refers to the boundary of space located about 62 miles above sea level.

The Kármán line

400

Who is the oldest living Center Ops Director?

Ken Gilbreath (95)

400

What building at JSC houses lab mice from the Space Station?

Building 21

400

This American astronaut became the first U.S. woman in space in 1983 aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger.

Sally Ride