Space Exploration Quiz

Which rocket was the first man-made object to pass the 100 kilometer threshold?

• V2 military rocket

• Apollo 11 rocket

• Sputnik 1 rocket

• Challenger rocket

Who became the first vertebrate in space?

• Albert the rhesus monkey

• Laika the stray mongrel

• Verna von Braun

• Yuri Gagarin

Which country launched the first ever artificial satellite?

• United States

• Soviet Union

• Japan

• Canada

Who became the first woman in space?

• Valentina Tareshkova

• Verna von Braun

• Bruce McCandless

• Christa McAuliffe

Which mission was the first manned craft to leave low earth orbit?

• Apollo 8

• Apollo 11

• Apollo 13

• Apollo 15

Who was the first person to walk on the moon?

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• Michael Collins

• Frank Borman

Which space telescope has provided stunning vistas of space for over 30 years?

• Hubble Space Telescope

• James Webb Space Telescope

• Kepler Space Telescope

• Rosetta Spacecraft

Which spacecraft became the first man-made object to enter interstellar space?

• Voyager 1

• Cassini

• Messenger

• Dawn

Which spacecraft performed the first successful landing on a comet?

• Rosetta

• Mars Pathfinder

• New Horizons

• Apollo 11

What is the name of the telescopic array that captured the first ever direct image of a black hole?

• Event Horizon Telescope

• Hubble Space Telescope

• Kepler Space Telescope

• James Webb Space Telescope