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How did SpaceX reduce the cost of traveling to space?
A: Using cheaper materials to build its rockets
B: Using smaller rockets
C: Creating the first reusable Rocket
D: None of the above
C: Creating the first reusable Rocket
Who are Able & Baker?
A: Two monkeys that traveled to space
B: Two dogs that traveled to space
C: Two pigs that traveled to space
D: Two people that traveled to space
A: Two monkeys that traveled to space
Who was Margaret Hamilton?
A: Software Engineer
B: Astronaut
C: Air Force Pilot
D: Alexander Hamilton's Wife
A: Software Engineer
What is the International Space Station used for?
A laboratory to conduct experiments in space which are impossible to replicate on earth.
What two rockets were used for the Apollo program?
A: Saturn 1B & Saturn V (5)
B: Mars 1x & Mars 2x
C: Mariner 1 & Mariner 5
D: Pathfinder 1 & Pathfinder 3
A: Saturn 1B & Saturn V (5)
Which of the following companies have been involved in space exploration?
A: NASA
B: SpaceX
C: Virgin Galactic
D: Blue Origin
E: All of the above
E: All of the above
What was the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project known for?
A: It was the first mission to the Moon
B: It was the first mission to Mars
C: It was the first joint international space-flight effort
D: All of the above
C: It was the first joint international space-flight effort
"The race to space" was a competition between:
A: US & Canada on accomplishments in space travel
B: US & Japan on accomplishments in space travel
C: US & Soviet Union (Russia) on accomplishments in space travel.
D: US & China on accomplishments in space travel.
C: US & Soviet Union (Russia) on accomplishments in space travel.
What does ISS stand for in regard to space travel?
International Space Station
What were Katherine Johnson's contributions to the Apollo program?
A: She was one of the astronauts that flew into space
B: She was the first ever Female leader in NASA. She led the Apollo program team.
C: She calculated the path for one of the space flights
D: She was the Command Module pilot
C: She calculated the path for one of the space flights
What company launched a Tesla Model S car into space?
A: NASA
B: SpaceX
C: Virgin Galactic
D: Blue Origin
B: SpaceX
Which U.S. president announced plans for the Space Exploration initiative (SEI) in 1989, calling for the construction of a space station to send humans back to the moon and ultimately to Mars?
A: Richard Nixon
B: Ronald Reagan
C: George H.W. Bush
D: Bill Clinton
C: George H.W. Bush
Who was the American president when NASA was established?
A: Roosevelt
B: Eisenhower
C: Kennedy
D: Nixon
B: Eisenhower
Which astronaut was aboard Apollo 11's Columbia Module?
A: Neil Armstrong
B: Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin
C: Michael Collins
D: All of the Above
D: All of the Above
What were Neil Armstrong's famous first words as he stepped on the Moon's Surface?
A: "To infinity and beyond!"
B: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"
C: "This town ain't big enough for the two of us partner"
D: All of the above
B: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"
What is the difference between a lander and a rover?
Lander does not move around, a rover does move around?
What was NASA's Viking Project
A: One of the missions to Mars
B: One of the missions to the Moon
C: One of the missions to Venus
D: One of the missions to Pluto
A: One of the missions to Mars
What is microgravity?
When the force of gravity is so weak, one appears to be weightless. Microgravity causes astronauts to float in space.
Which mission was the first successful crewed mission to land on the Moon?
A: Pathfinder 11
B: Apollo 11
C: Viking 2
D: Apollo 13
B: Apollo 11
How did President John F. Kennedy contribute to the Apollo program?
A: He designed it
B: He decided the US should land on the moon
C: He defunded NASA
D: He was one of the astronauts
B: He decided the US should land on the moon
Who are Spirit & Opportunity?
A: Names of the founders of NASA
B: Names of the first two missions to the moon
C: Names of the 2 astronauts who first orbited earth
D: Names of the 2 mars rovers
D: Names of the 2 mars rovers
In April of 1970, which Apollo mission experienced a rupture in the oxygen tank, causing problems with power, electrical, and life support systems?
A: Apollo 6
B: Apollo 11
C: Apollo 13
D: Apollo 16
C: Apollo 13
How many main structural components, known as modules, comprise the International Space Station?
A: 5
B: 8
C: 12
D: 16
D: 16
How many modules, or main components of a spacecraft, were in the Apollo 11 mission?
A: 1
B: 2
C: 3
D: 4
C: 3
How many Apollo missions landed humans on the moon?
A: 1
B: 13
C: 6
D: 17
C: 6