Space Exploration

What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1957?

• Apollo 11

• Voyager 1

• Sputnik 1

• Challenger

Who was the first human to travel into space?

• John Glenn

• Buzz Aldrin

• Yuri Gagarin

• Neil Armstrong

What is the name of the first space shuttle to be launched into space by NASA?

• Discovery

• Challenger

• Atlantis

• The first space shuttle launched by NASA was named 'Columbia'.

Which space probe was the first to successfully land on Mars in 1976?

• Challenger

• Apollo 11

• Viking 1

• Hubble

What is the name of the first woman to travel into space?

• Valentina Tereshkova

• Amelia Earhart

• Sally Ride

• Marie Curie

Which spacecraft was the first to reach the moon with humans on board in 1969?

• Soyuz 1

• Gemini 7

• Vostok 1

• Apollo 11

Which space telescope was launched into orbit by NASA in 1990?

• Galileo Space Telescope

• Spitzer Space Telescope

• Kepler Space Telescope

• Hubble Space Telescope

Which space agency successfully landed the first rover on the surface of Mars in 1997?

• NASA

• ISRO

• ESA

• Roscosmos