Solar system
Canada’s Contributions to Space Exploration
Benefits of Space Exploration
Life in Space
100

How many planets are there in the solar system.

8 planets

100

What is the name of the arm Canada built for the international space station?

Canadarm 2

100

What can you improve with space hardware?

Eye surgery and indoor air quality

100

Space food is stored in what?

Plastic containers

200

What is the order of the planets closest to the sun to farthest from the sun?

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

200

 Who was the first person to command the arm?

Chris Hadfield

200

What can you monitor from space

Water quality and natural disasters

200

Do astronauts use the same toothpaste as we do on earth?

Yes

300

What is the 2nd largest planet in our solar system?

Saturn

300

What is also known as the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM)

Dextre (CanadaHand)

300

An exciting new commercial pathway is revolutionizing and opening access to space, fostering… What comes next in the sentence?

America’s new space economy in low-Earth orbit.

300

Astronauts get how long to sleep in space?

8.5 hours