Our Solar System
Space History
The Artemis Missions
Our Moon
Emerging Technology
100

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

Mars! The planet is red from all of the iron that has rusted in it's soil!

100

Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?

Bonus points if you can name the second person to walk on the Moon!

Neil Armstrong (He went to Purdue!)

Buzz Aldrin was the second person!

100

Which pole of the Moon is Artemis landing on? (North or South)

South Pole!

100

Why does the moon appear "spotty"?

It is because of the craters!!!

100
Name one of the space telescopes currently in operation.

Hubble, James Webb, Spitzer, Chandra, NuSTAR, and many more!

200

What was the name of the mission when we first landed on the Moon?

Apollo 11

200

What does NASA stand for?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

200

Why won't footprints left on the moon disappear?

There is no wind on the moon to blow the footprints away!

300

What country did we compete with in the Space Race?

USSR/Russia

300

What does ESA stand for?

European Space Agency!

300

Name three of the Moon's phases.

New Moon, Waxing Cresent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, Waning Cresent

400

Name all of the planets in order. 

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

400

Name three space organizations.

NASA, ESA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, Firefly Aerospace, Ursa Major, Lockheed Martin, Northrup Grumman, and many more!

500

What decade was NASA founded? (ex. 20's, 30's)

NASA was founded in the 50's, 1958 to be precise!