This spacecraft recently boosted its orbit to 500 km and deploys CubeSats after its departure from the ISS.
What is ATK Cygnus?
100
This unfortunate astronaut is the only one on the Apollo 11 mission who didn't walk on the moon.
Who is Michael Collins?
100
This became the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth, triggering the "Space Race" between America and Russia.
What is the Sputnik 1
100
This part of the rocket is its tip, the first to interact with the air in flight.
What is the Nose Cone?
100
This failed mission to the moon had a movie appropriately named after it, starring Tom Hanks
What is Apollo 13?
200
This country is banned by the US from launching domestic satellite hardware
What is China?
200
This Canadian Astronaut made the first music video in space, covering David Bowie's 'Space Oddity'.
Who is Chris Hadfield?
200
This probe launched in 1977 is the furthest man made object from earth at a distance of 137 AU. It's expected to continue collecting data until 2025.
What is the Voyager 1?
200
This rocket launched this past month from Vandenberg, California, carrying 4 cubesats.
What is Atlas V
200
This 1986 launch would have brought the first Teacher to space, paving the way for civilian spaceflight.
What is the Challenger Disaster?
300
GTO is the acronym for this
What is a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
300
While he may not have been the first on the moon, he was the first human being to orbit Earth on April 12, 1961.
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
300
This probe landed on the surface of Mars in 2012 and its 2-year expedition has been extended indefinitely.
What is the Curiosity Rover?
300
The 3rd digit in the Atlas V 401 configuration indicates this.
What is the number of engines?
300
On September 1st, 2016- this Rocket never left the launch pad.
What is the Falcon 9?
400
This company built the Worldview-4 satellite for DigitalGlobe
What is Lockheed Martin?
400
This animal was the first mammal to be sent into orbit in 1957. Unfortunately, there was no reentry plan in mind and the Sputnik 2 burned up in the upper atmosphere in 1958.
What is a dog? (Laika)
400
This probe was named after the Dutch astronomer who discovered Titan (the planet it now resides on) in 1655.
What is the Huygens?
400
This 2003 disaster disintegrated in the atmosphere upon reentry, killing its 7 crew members.
What is the Columbia Disaster?
500
In 1983, she made history by being the first American Female in space aboard the Challenger space shuttle.
Who is Sally Ride?
500
This was the first American satellite to enter orbit, following the Sputnik 1 only 4 months later.
What is the Explorer 1?
500
This one-day mission was the first recorded spaceflight failure resulting from an improperly deployed parachute back in 1967.