Commercial Spacewalk Quiz

Who conducted the first-ever commercial spacewalk?

• Elon Musk
• Jared Isaacman
• Bill Nelson
• Scott Poteet

What is the goal of the Polaris Dawn missions?

• To develop advanced spacesuits
• To repair the Hubble Space Telescope
• To explore Mars
• To conduct experiments in space

How did the astronauts perform the spacewalk without an airlock?

• They used a special hatch in the spacecraft
• They released all the air from the spacecraft
• They wore special spacesuits that didn't require an airlock
• They used a different spacecraft with an airlock

What is the significance of the Polaris Dawn mission?

• It proves that space travel is now accessible to everyone
• It aims to fulfill Elon Musk's dream of sending people to Mars
• It marks the beginning of commercial spacewalks
• All of the above

What is the main purpose of the Polaris Dawn mission?

• To repair satellites in orbit
• To test the capabilities of the Crew Dragon spacecraft
• To develop technology for off-world colonization
• To study the effects of weightlessness on the human body

What is the highest orbit reached by the astronauts during the Polaris Dawn mission?

• 500 miles above Earth's surface
• 755 miles above Earth's surface
• 870 miles above Earth's surface
• 1000 miles above Earth's surface

What is the South Atlantic Anomaly?

• A weak point in Earth's magnetic field
• A region of high-energy charged particles
• A dangerous area in space
• A record distance for astronauts

What is the purpose of the experiments conducted during the Polaris Dawn mission?

• To investigate the effects of weightlessness on the human body
• To test laser communications between spacecraft
• To repair the Hubble Space Telescope
• To study the Van Allen belts

What is the main danger during spacewalks?

• Suffocation in the vacuum of space
• Exposure to radiation
• Collision with micrometeoroids
• Loss of communication with the spacecraft

How many astronauts were simultaneously exposed to the vacuum of space during the Polaris Dawn mission?

• Two
• Three
• Four
• Five