Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
a) Neil Armstrong
b) Alan Shepard
c) John Glenn
d) Buzz Aldrin
Answer: c
What was the name of the NASA program that aimed to land humans on the Moon?
a) Mercury
b) Gemini
c) Apollo
d) Voyager
Answer: c
The Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, named:
a) Voyager 1
b) Hubble Space Telescope
c) Sputnik 1
d) Challenger
Answer: c
The “Space Race” refers to the competition between which two countries?
a) USA and China
b) USA and USSR
c) USA and Germany
d) USA and France
Answer: b
The first successful Moon landing was achieved by the Apollo mission:
a) Apollo 8
b) Apollo 11
c) Apollo 13
d) Apollo 17
Answer: b
Which spacecraft carried the first American, Alan Shepard, into space?
a) Apollo 11
b) Gemini 4
c) Mercury-Redstone 3
d) Apollo 1
Answer: c
The famous “We choose to go to the Moon” speech was delivered by:
a) John F. Kennedy
b) Richard Nixon
c) Lyndon B. Johnson
d) Dwight D. Eisenhower
Answer: a
What was the name of the first American space station launched in 1973?
a) Skylab
b) Mir
c) Salyut 1
d) ISS
Answer: a
The term “Mercury Seven” refers to:
a) Seven planets in our solar system
b) Seven space shuttles
c) Seven astronauts selected for the Mercury program
d) Seven Moon missions
Answer: c
Who was the first American woman in space?
a) Sally Ride
b) Valentina Tereshkova
c) Eileen Collins
d) Mae Jemison
Answer: a
The Apollo 13 mission became famous for its survival after facing a critical issue with:
a) Docking mechanism failure
b) Oxygen tank explosion
c) Solar panel malfunction
d) Navigation system failure
Answer: b
What was the primary objective of the Gemini program?
a) Mars exploration
b) Lunar landing
c) Earth orbiting
d) International collaboration
Answer: b
Who was the first American to perform a spacewalk (EVA)?
a) John Glenn
b) Buzz Aldrin
c) Ed White
d) Alan Shepard
Answer: c
The “Challenger” disaster occurred in which year?
a) 1986
b) 1975
c) 2003
d) 1967
Answer: a
The first woman to command a Space Shuttle mission was:
a) Sally Ride
b) Valentina Tereshkova
c) Eileen Collins
d) Mae Jemison
Answer: c
The “Mercury-Redstone 3” mission carried which astronaut into space?
a) John Glenn
b) Alan Shepard
c) Neil Armstrong
d) Buzz Aldrin
Answer: b
The first American to orbit the Earth, John Glenn, orbited how many times during his mission?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
Answer: b
Which Apollo mission experienced a near-catastrophic explosion but managed to return safely to Earth?
a) Apollo 11
b) Apollo 13
c) Apollo 15
d) Apollo 17
Answer: b
The “Lunar Module” used during the Apollo missions was also known as:
a) Capsule
b) Shuttle
c) Command Module
d) Lander
Answer: d
The first successful docking of two spacecraft in orbit occurred during the Gemini mission:
a) Gemini 3
b) Gemini 6A
c) Gemini 8
d) Gemini 12
Answer: b
The first human-made object to impact the Moon was:
a) Lunar Rover
b) Lunar Module
c) Ranger 4
d) Hubble Space Telescope
Answer: c
What was the name of the first American satellite, launched in 1958?
a) Explorer 1
b) Vanguard 1
c) Mariner 1
d) Sputnik 1
Answer: a
The “Apollo-Soyuz Test Project” was a joint mission between the USA and:
a) China
b) USSR
c) Canada
d) France
Answer: b
The first space shuttle orbiter to fly in space was:
a) Discovery
b) Challenger
c) Columbia
d) Atlantis
Answer: c
Who was the first American astronaut to fly twice in space?
a) John Glenn
b) Alan Shepard
c) Gus Grissom
d) Wally Schirra
Answer: a
The “Freedom 7” mission was the first American human spaceflight and was piloted by:
a) John Glenn
b) Gus Grissom
c) Alan Shepard
d) Neil Armstrong
Answer: c
The Saturn V rocket was used for which phase of the Apollo missions?
a) Launch
b) Reentry
c) Orbital Maneuvers
d) Lunar Landing
Answer: d
What was the final Apollo mission to the Moon?
a) Apollo 8
b) Apollo 11
c) Apollo 13
d) Apollo 17
Answer: d
The “Gemini-Titan” rockets were used for launching the spacecraft of which program?
a) Apollo
b) Gemini
c) Mercury
d) Skylab
Answer: b
The first American to perform a spacewalk was:
a) Alan Shepard
b) Ed White
c) Neil Armstrong
d) John Glenn
Answer: b
The Apollo program’s ultimate goal of landing humans on the Moon was announced by:
a) Dwight D. Eisenhower
b) John F. Kennedy
c) Lyndon B. Johnson
d) Richard Nixon
Answer: b
Who was the commander of Apollo 11, the first mission to land humans on the Moon?
a) Neil Armstrong
b) Buzz Aldrin
c) Michael Collins
d) John Glenn
Answer: a
The “Vostok 1” mission, which carried the first human, Yuri Gagarin, into space, was launched by:
a) China
b) USA
c) USSR
d) Germany
Answer: c
Which event marked the official end of the Space Race?
a) The launch of Sputnik 1
b) The Apollo 11 Moon landing
c) The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
d) The signing of the Outer Space Treaty
Answer: c
The “Columbia” was the name of the space shuttle that tragically disintegrated during reentry in:
a) 1981
b) 1986
c) 2003
d) 2011
Answer: c
Who was the first American to travel to space twice and later become the oldest person to fly in space?
a) John Glenn
b) Alan Shepard
c) Gus Grissom
d) Neil Armstrong
Answer: a
The “X-15” was a rocket-powered aircraft that contributed to the development of:
a) Space shuttles
b) Lunar landers
c) Space suits
d) Space capsules
Answer: a
The “LM-2” Lunar Module was the first one designed for:
a) Orbital rendezvous
b) Lunar landing
c) Mars exploration
d) Space station assembly
Answer: b
The first American woman to conduct a spacewalk (EVA) was:
a) Sally Ride
b) Valentina Tereshkova
c) Eileen Collins
d) Kathryn Sullivan
Answer: d
The “Mercury-Atlas 6” mission carried which astronaut into orbit?
a) Gus Grissom
b) Alan Shepard
c) John Glenn
d) Neil Armstrong
Answer: c
Which shuttle was the first to be launched into space?
a) Discovery
b) Challenger
c) Columbia
d) Atlantis
Answer: c
The “Mir” space station was operated by which country?
a) China
b) USA
c) USSR
d) Russia
Answer: d
The “Apollo 12” mission landed on the Moon’s:
a) North Pole
b) South Pole
c) Equator
d) Far Side
Answer: c
What was the purpose of the “Apollo-Soyuz Test Project”?
a) Test the capabilities of the Lunar Module
b) Conduct scientific experiments on the Moon
c) Test international cooperation in space
d) Explore Mars with a joint mission
Answer: c
The “Gemini 4” mission was the first American spaceflight to perform:
a) A spacewalk (EVA)
b) Lunar landing
c) Orbital rendezvous
d) Docking with a space station
Answer: a
The “Hubble Space Telescope” was launched into space in:
a) 1981
b) 1990
c) 2000
d) 2010
Answer: b
The “Challenger” space shuttle disintegrated shortly after launch due to:
a) Engine failure
b) Collision with space debris
c) Crew cabin explosion
d) Solid rocket booster failure
Answer: d
The “Mercury-Atlas 9” mission was piloted by:
a) Gus Grissom
b) Alan Shepard
c) John Glenn
d) Neil Armstrong
Answer: c
The “Voyager” program aimed to explore:
a) The Moon
b) Mars
c) Jupiter and Saturn
d) The International Space Station
Answer: c
The “Apollo 7” mission was the first crewed Apollo mission to:
a) Orbit the Moon
b) Perform a spacewalk
c) Test the Lunar Module
d) Orbit the Earth
Answer: d
