Trailblazing Women of NASA Quiz

Who was the first American woman to travel into space?

• Mae Jemison

• Sally Ride

• Ellen Ochoa

• Katherine Johnson

Which NASA mathematician's calculations were critical to the success of the first U.S. manned spaceflights?

• Margaret Hamilton

• Sally Ride

• Katherine Johnson

• Mae Jemison

Who led the software engineering team that developed the onboard flight software for the Apollo missions?

• Ellen Ochoa

• Sally Ride

• Margaret Hamilton

• Mae Jemison

Which woman became the first Hispanic woman to go to space?

• Ellen Ochoa

• Sally Ride

• Mae Jemison

• Katherine Johnson

Mae Jemison flew on which Space Shuttle mission?

• Apollo 11

• STS-7

• STS-47

• STS-61

Which of the following women at NASA was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015?

• Sally Ride

• Ellen Ochoa

• Katherine Johnson

• Margaret Hamilton

What was one of Sally Ride's major contributions after her spaceflight career?

• Developing Apollo software

• Founding an educational company to inspire young people in science

• Calculating orbital trajectories

• Becoming a NASA administrator

Which of the following best describes the impact of women at NASA throughout its history?

• Women have only recently joined NASA's workforce.

• Women have played key roles in engineering, mathematics, and leadership since the early days of NASA.

• Women have only contributed to administrative tasks at NASA.

• Women have not been involved in space missions.

Which of these women is known for her pioneering work in software engineering for the Apollo missions?

• Mae Jemison

• Margaret Hamilton

• Ellen Ochoa

• Sally Ride

Who was the first African American woman to travel into space?

• Ellen Ochoa

• Mae Jemison

• Sally Ride

• Katherine Johnson