What was the name of the first artificial Earth satellite?

• Sputnik 1

• Apollo 11

• Voyager 1

• Hubble Space Telescope

Who was the first human to travel into space?

• Neil Armstrong

• Yuri Gagarin

• Buzz Aldrin

• Alan Shepard

Which mission was the first to land humans on the Moon?

• Apollo 11

• Apollo 13

• Mercury-Redstone 3

• Gemini 4

Which agency is responsible for the United States' civilian space program?

• SpaceX

• Roscosmos

• NASA

• ESA

What is the name of the space telescope that orbits Earth and has provided many significant discoveries in astronomy?

• James Webb Space Telescope

• Spitzer Space Telescope

• Hubble Space Telescope

• Kepler Space Telescope

Which spacecraft was the first to land on Mars?

• Viking 1

• Curiosity Rover

• Sojourner

• Perseverance Rover

What is the primary purpose of the International Space Station?

• Satellite deployment

• Space tourism

• Research in a low Earth orbit environment

• Military surveillance

Which of the following astronauts was the first woman in space?

• Sally Ride

• Valentina Tereshkova

• Mae Jemison

• Peggy Whitson

What is the primary goal of the Mars Rover missions?

• To establish a human colony on Mars

• To search for signs of past life and assess the planet's habitability

• To mine for valuable minerals

• To prepare for asteroid mining operations

__________ is the study of the origins of the universe

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