What does NASA stand for?

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• New Aeroplane Science Administration

• National Aeronautics and Science Administration

• Native American Space Administration

What is the chance of being accepted if NASA only takes 12 out of 18,300 applicants?

• 6%

• 0.6%

• 1.6%

• 0.06%

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Trainees must be able to

• SCUBA dive

• Swim laps in a 25-meter pool and tread water for 10 minutes while wearing a flight suit and tennis shoes.

• speak some Russian

• All of the above

• None of the above

Astronauts are trained in an environment that mimics zero gravity called

• Natural Buoyancy Laboratory

• National Buoyancy Laboratory

• Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory

• Nautical Buoyancy Laboratory

How much is the space suit that astronauts wear?

• $200,000

• $12,000,000

• $2,000,000

• $20,000,000

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What is the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL)?

• Room full of trampolines where astronauts train

• Swimming pool where astronauts train for work outside the ISS

• Laboratory where they create anti-gravity gear

How much do the suits weigh?

• 53 kg (116 pounds)

• 136.1kg (300 pounds)

• 258.2 kg (570 pounds)

• 300 kg (661.4 pounds)

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Where is the Glenn Research Center located?

• Kalamazoo, Michigan

• Lancaster, Pennsylvania

• Cleveland, Ohio

• Cape Canaveral, Florida

What language must all U.S. Astronauts be proficient in?

• Russian

• Spanish

• Latin

• Te Reo Māori

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Where is the Mission Control Center located?

• Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama

• Langley Research Center, Virginia

• Kennedy Space Center, Florida

• Johnson Space Center, Texas