The first Space Shuttle mission, STS-1, was launched on which orbiter?
A) Columbia
B) Challenger
C) Discovery
D) Atlantis
Answer: A
Which Space Shuttle mission deployed the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit?
A) STS-31
B) STS-41-C
C) STS-51-L
D) STS-61-A
Answer: A
The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred during the launch of which mission?
A) STS-1
B) STS-41-B
C) STS-51-L
D) STS-71
Answer: C
Which Space Shuttle mission marked the first time a U.S. spacecraft rendezvoused and docked with a Russian spacecraft?
A) STS-51-G
B) STS-71
C) STS-88
D) STS-135
Answer: B
The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred during re-entry on which mission?
A) STS-51-L
B) STS-1
C) STS-107
D) STS-135
Answer: C
Which Space Shuttle mission deployed the Magellan spacecraft to Venus?
A) STS-41-B
B) STS-28
C) STS-30
D) STS-65
Answer: B
The first American woman to fly in space, Sally Ride, flew on which Space Shuttle mission?
A) STS-7
B) STS-26
C) STS-41-G
D) STS-51-A
Answer: A
Which Space Shuttle mission conducted the first EVA (spacewalk) by an American astronaut?
A) STS-6
B) STS-51-G
C) STS-31
D) STS-41-B
Answer: A
The Space Shuttle program’s final mission was flown by which orbiter?
A) Endeavour
B) Discovery
C) Atlantis
D) Columbia
Answer: C
The Space Shuttle orbiter that replaced Challenger was named:
A) Atlantis
B) Columbia
C) Enterprise
D) Discovery
Answer: A
The first African American woman in space, Mae Jemison, flew on which Space Shuttle mission?
A) STS-32
B) STS-36
C) STS-47
D) STS-56
Answer: C
Which Space Shuttle mission conducted the first shuttle rendezvous with the Russian space station Mir?
A) STS-51-A
B) STS-71
C) STS-60
D) STS-91
Answer: B
The Space Shuttle mission STS-41-D deployed which satellite, making it the first retrieval and redeployment of a satellite?
A) Hubble Space Telescope
B) Ulysses
C) SolarMax
D) Chandra X-ray Observatory
Answer: C
Which Space Shuttle mission marked the first time a sitting U.S. president, Ronald Reagan, spoke to astronauts in space?
A) STS-27
B) STS-30
C) STS-26
D) STS-51-C
Answer: C
The Space Shuttle program was initiated under which U.S. president?
A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
B) John F. Kennedy
C) Lyndon B. Johnson
D) Richard Nixon
Answer: B
Which Space Shuttle mission deployed the Galileo spacecraft to study Jupiter and its moons?
A) STS-32
B) STS-34
C) STS-37
D) STS-71
Answer: B
The Space Shuttle Discovery was named after which historical sailing ships?
A) USS Discovery
B) HMS Discovery
C) USS Endeavour
D) HMS Endeavour
Answer: B
The Space Shuttle Atlantis conducted the final servicing mission to which space telescope?
A) Hubble Space Telescope
B) Chandra X-ray Observatory
C) Spitzer Space Telescope
D) James Webb Space Telescope
Answer: A
The first mission to include an American female pilot was:
A) STS-45
B) STS-51-B
C) STS-53
D) STS-61-C
Answer: A
The Space Shuttle program concluded after the mission of orbiter:
A) Atlantis
B) Endeavour
C) Discovery
D) Challenger
Answer: A
The Space Shuttle Endeavour was named after which historical ship?
A) HMS Endeavour
B) USS Endeavour
C) RMS Endeavour
D) USS Enterprise
Answer: A
Which Space Shuttle mission deployed the Chandra X-ray Observatory, which observes X-rays from high-energy regions of the universe?
A) STS-33
B) STS-51-B
C) STS-93
D) STS-93
Answer: C
The Space Shuttle program’s first night launch occurred on mission:
A) STS-72
B) STS-37
C) STS-98
D) STS-8
Answer: D
The Space Shuttle program’s last operational flight was mission:
A) STS-135
B) STS-133
C) STS-134
D) STS-132
Answer: A
Which Space Shuttle mission marked the return to flight after the Challenger disaster?
A) STS-26
B) STS-51-L
C) STS-51-D
D) STS-32
Answer: A
The Space Shuttle program’s first launch after the Columbia disaster was mission:
A) STS-107
B) STS-114
C) STS-118
D) STS-135
Answer: B
The Space Shuttle Discovery flew its final mission on:
A) STS-131
B) STS-133
C) STS-135
D) STS-120
Answer: B
Which Space Shuttle mission was the first to rendezvous and dock with the International Space Station (ISS)?
A) STS-88
B) STS-97
C) STS-92
D) STS-102
Answer: A
The Space Shuttle program’s first Canadian astronaut to fly in space, Marc Garneau, flew on mission:
A) STS-39
B) STS-56
C) STS-77
D) STS-52
Answer: B
The Space Shuttle mission STS-135 was the final mission of the orbiter:
A) Endeavour
B) Discovery
C) Atlantis
D) Columbia
Answer: C
The Space Shuttle program’s first Japanese astronaut to fly in space, Mamoru Mohri, flew on mission:
A) STS-85
B) STS-95
C) STS-107
D) STS-72
Answer: B
The Space Shuttle program’s last mission before retirement was the mission of orbiter:
A) Challenger
B) Atlantis
C) Endeavour
D) Discovery
Answer: D
The Space Shuttle program’s first Israeli astronaut, Ilan Ramon, flew on mission:
A) STS-107
B) STS-87
C) STS-94
D) STS-100
Answer: A
The Space Shuttle program’s final shuttle-to-Mir docking mission was:
A) STS-61
B) STS-63
C) STS-91
D) STS-74
Answer: C
Which Space Shuttle mission marked the first shuttle flight to carry seven astronauts?
A) STS-41-C
B) STS-51-L
C) STS-88
D) STS-135
Answer: B
The Space Shuttle program’s first docking with the Russian space station Mir was mission:
A) STS-74
B) STS-71
C) STS-91
D) STS-102
Answer: B
The Space Shuttle program’s first flight of orbiter Atlantis was mission:
A) STS-1
B) STS-2
C) STS-3
D) STS-4
Answer: B
Which Space Shuttle mission conducted the first space shuttle landing at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California?
A) STS-1
B) STS-3
C) STS-8
D) STS-62-A
Answer: D
The Space Shuttle program’s first flight of orbiter Discovery was mission:
A) STS-1
B) STS-4
C) STS-51-L
D) STS-41-D
Answer: D
The Space Shuttle program’s last mission to deploy satellites was mission:
A) STS-132
B) STS-51-C
C) STS-26
D) STS-53
Answer: A
The Space Shuttle program’s first flight of orbiter Endeavour was mission:
A) STS-49
B) STS-45
C) STS-51-A
D) STS-36
Answer: A
Which Space Shuttle mission conducted the first shuttle flight with a female commander, Eileen Collins?
A) STS-63
B) STS-114
C) STS-51-G
D) STS-93
Answer: B
The Space Shuttle program’s first flight of orbiter Columbia was mission:
A) STS-1
B) STS-2
C) STS-3
D) STS-4
Answer: A
Which Space Shuttle mission carried the first Russian cosmonaut to fly on a U.S. spacecraft?
A) STS-71
B) STS-74
C) STS-88
D) STS-92
Answer: C
The Space Shuttle program’s last mission to visit the Russian space station Mir was mission:
A) STS-74
B) STS-91
C) STS-92
D) STS-63
Answer: B
The Space Shuttle program’s first flight of orbiter Challenger was mission:
A) STS-1
B) STS-2
C) STS-3
D) STS-4
Answer: C
Which Space Shuttle mission conducted the first flight of the European Space Laboratory (Spacelab)?
A) STS-9
B) STS-51-C
C) STS-2
D) STS-41-B
Answer: A
The Space Shuttle program’s first flight to include a U.S. senator, Jake Garn, as a payload specialist was mission:
A) STS-51-L
B) STS-51-D
C) STS-46
D) STS-107
Answer: C
The Space Shuttle program’s first flight to include a sitting member of the House of Representatives, Bill Nelson, was mission:
A) STS-51-L
B) STS-61-C
C) STS-48
D) STS-55
Answer: D
The Space Shuttle program’s first flight to include a sitting member of the House of Representatives, Jake Garn, was mission:
A) STS-51-L
B) STS-48
C) STS-61-C
D) STS-55
Answer: B
