Astronomy Astronomy Space Exploration and Missions

Question 1

Which NASA mission first landed humans on the Moon in 1969?

Accepted Answer

Apollo 11

Answer

Apollo 13

Answer

Gemini 7

Answer

Mercury Atlas 6

Question 2

What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into Earth orbit?

Accepted Answer

Sputnik 1

Answer

Explorer 1

Answer

Vanguard 1

Answer

Luna 1

Question 3

Which spacecraft became the first human-made object to reach interstellar space?

Accepted Answer

Voyager 1

Answer

Pioneer 10

Answer

New Horizons

Answer

Voyager 2

Question 4

What is the primary mission of the James Webb Space Telescope?

Accepted Answer

Observe the universe in infrared wavelengths

Answer

Search for exoplanets in visible light

Answer

Monitor solar activity

Answer

Map the cosmic microwave background

Question 5

Which Mars rover discovered evidence of ancient water flows on Mars?

Accepted Answer

Opportunity

Answer

Sojourner

Answer

Perseverance

Answer

Spirit

Question 6

What did the Cassini spacecraft study during its mission from 2004 to 2017?

Accepted Answer

Saturn and its moons

Answer

Jupiter and its rings

Answer

Mars and its atmosphere

Answer

Neptune and its system