Space Exploration

What is the advantage of using a multi-stage rocket?

• prettier to look at

• they can carry more equipment

• Easier to maneuver for the astronauts

• Saves fuel and allows rockets to go farther into space

What Apollo mission was the first to successfully land a man on the moon?

• Apollo 1

• Apollo 2

• Apollo 11

• Apollo 13

What piece of space technology is used to make objects appear larger?

• space probe

• rover

• telescope

• satellite

Why was the space shuttle invented by NASA?

• to cut cost because it can be reused.

• because it was a pretty design

• it could lift off on its on

• it was heavy and would last a long time

How many countries are involved with the ISS?

• 1

• 10

• 15

• 100

All of the following are space spinoffs except

• race cars

• joystick controllers

• cordless power tools

• bar codes

Satellites collect data without being in direct contact with the object. This is called

• remote communication

• remote sensing

• indirect communication

• indirect sensing

The space shuttle is used for all of the following except

• take satellites into space

• carry astronauts and equipment into space

• to carry the general population into space

• repair damaged satellites

Satellites are used for all of the following purposes except

• Communication

• Weather data

• other scientific data

• making objects appear larger or closer

Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

• John Glenn

• John Wayne

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong