Space Exploration

1. Who made the first telescopic observation of the night sky and discovered Jupiter's moons?

2. When you point the telescope to the planet Venus what do you see?

3. When was NASA established?

4. In what year did man land on the Moon?

5. Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?

6. What manned U.S. space program put a man on the Moon?

7. How many astronauts walked on the Moon?

8. How many women walked on the Moon?

9. Who was the first human to travel into outer space and orbit the Earth?

10. What was the name of the spacecraft in which he orbited the Earth in 1961?

11. What animal was Laika, the first animal to actually go into orbit in 1957?

12. What nationality was the first woman to have flown in space with a solo mission in 1963?

13. What was the first space-rated orbiter in NASA's Space Shuttle fleet?

14. In which US state is Kennedy Space Center located?

15. What is the name of the first rover that was sent to Mars in 1997?

16. What space shuttle disintegrated during reentry killing all seven astronauts onboard in 2003?

17. What was the first man-made satellite?

18. What is the name of the U.S. spacecraft that visited Uranus in 1986?

19. Which planet did Mariner 10 reach in 1974?

20. Which astronaut spent more time in space than anyone else?

21. Who was the first fee paying space tourist?

22. What telescope was put into outer space in 1990?

23. Who was the pilot for the lunar module on the Apollo 11 and the second person to walk on the Moon?

24. Who made the famous statement "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind?"

25. In which country is the Baikonur Cosmodrome located?

26. What is the name of American space transportation services company founded in 2002 by Elon Musk?

27. Which country successfully landed its module at the lunar south pole in 2023?

28. On January 28, 1986, what Space Shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight?

29. In 2026, how many astronauts were sent on Artemis II spaceflight on a flyby around the Moon?

30. In 2026, on the Artemis II mission, who became the first woman to travel beyond low Earth orbit and the first woman to journey around the Moon?