RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS
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Interesting Facts
100
Welcher Astronaut hat das Rufzeichen «Kedr"?
Yuri Gagarin
100
Der erste Satellit dieses Landes, der am 24. April 1970 gestartet wurde, war der Mao I.
This country's first satellite launched April 24 1970 was the Mao I.
CHINA
100
Welches Land hat das erste ISS-Modul in die Erdumlaufbahn gebracht?
Which country put the first ISS module into Earth orbit?
RUSSLAND
RUSSIA
100
The song, which became the hallmark of VIA "Earthlings", was born on the Day of Cosmonautics in 1982.
For the first time, the song "Grass at Home" was performed on April 12, 1982 in the program "The Attraction of the Earth". A year later, the composition became the winner of the all-Union competition "Song-83". In 2010, Roscosmos officially awarded the song "Grass at Home" the public status of the first anthem of the Russian cosmonautics.
100
What is more useful in space to maintain good physical shape: dumbbells or an expander?
Expander, since stretching the springs will still require effort.
200
Which astronaut has the call sign "Dawn"?
Valery Tokarev
200
Apollo 17's lunar module had the same name as this ill-fated space shuttle.
CHALLENGER
200
During what period of time does the ISS station complete a complete revolution around the Earth?
The station makes one revolution around the planet every 90 minutes, moving at a speed of 28,000 km/h.
200
In the distant future mankind has abandoned the planet Earth, leaving behind only trash compactor robots to clean up their mess and make the environment inhabitable again. It may not have worked. There’s only one robot left, and all he really cares about is that he’s very, very alone.
WALL-E (2008)
200
Der Name der Galaxie, in der wir Leben?
The name of the galaxy we live in?
MILCHSTRASSE
MILK WAY
300
On June 16, 1963, the first female cosmonaut went into space on the Vostok-6 spacecraft. What was the call sign of the first female astronaut during the flight and what is her name?
Valentina Tereshkova. The call sign of the first female cosmonaut during the flight was "Chaika".
300
Who is Alan Shepard?
Alan Shepard became the first American in space, flying the Freedom 7 space capsule. Before his NASA career, Shepard had a distinguished career in the Navy. Shepard walked on the Moon in 1971 while participating in the Apollo 14 mission. 
300
How many people can be on the ISS at the same time?
13 — this is the maximum number of people who were on board the ISS at the same time. The first time this happened was during the shuttle mission "Endeavour" (Endeavour) in 2009.
300
The members of this group were present at the launch of the Soyuz TM-7 spacecraft in Baikonur in 1988, the crew of which took a cassette with the concert album of the group "Delicate Sound of Thunder". Name the song.
Pink Floyd «Shine On You Crazy Diamond»
300
Johann Bode proposed the name of a mythological father for this planet.
The seventh planet from the Sun, Uranus joins Neptune as the “ice giants” of the solar system. It has several moons and a ring system. Uranus is named from Greek mythology.
400
On August 6, 1961, Vostok-2 launched from Baikonur. What was the call sign of the first cosmonaut who stayed in space for more than a day and what was his name?
German Titov with the call sign "Eagle" became the first cosmonaut to spend more than a day in flight (the total duration was 1 day, 1 hour and 18 minutes)
400
In February 1996 NASA launched NEAR a probe designed to rendezvous with Eros one of these minor planets.
AN ASTEROID
400
How long will the ISS last?
At the moment, it is planned that the ISS will work until 2024, with a possible extension of its service life until 2028. What will happen to the station after that is still unknown.
400
This song was the first to be heard from another planet — from Mars in 2012, it was broadcast to Earth by the Curiosity rover.
Will.I.Am «Reach for the Stars»
400
NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Lab puts astronauts in a simulation of this condition that's experienced during space flight.
Weightlessness, or zero gravity or “zero-G,” is the phenomenon where the sensation of weight is absent.
500
What is the name of the cosmonaut whose call signs are "Ingul-2", "Burlak-2"? The cosmonaut is from Nevinnomyssk.
Oleg Ivanovich Skripochka
500
In 1992, aboard the Endeavour, she became the 1st African American woman in space. Name her.
Astronaut Mae Jemison served on the Space Shuttle Endeavour, orbiting the Earth for eight days in 1992.
500
How many times have there been completely spacewalks within the framework of the ISS project?
In total, 224 paired spacewalks were performed within the ISS. 91 times-Russian cosmonauts, 33 spacewalks were performed by representatives of other countries — citizens of France (7 times), Canada (5), Japan (7), Germany (3), Sweden (5), Italy (5) and Britain (1).
500
Steven Soderbergh’s remake of Andrei Tarkovsky’s might not stand up to the sprawling original. George Clooney stars as a grieving psychologist sent to investigate a faraway space station, in which the crew members all refuse to come home. When he gets there he finds all but two of the crew are dead, but the space station isn’t empty… it’s filled with the dead loved ones they left behind.
Solaris (2002)
500
Is it possible to see the Ursa Minor from the surface of Venus?
No, the sky on this planet is always covered with dense clouds.