Space Junk

What was the first satellite launched into space?

• Apollo

• Hubble

• Sputnik

• Voyager

Which administration called for the abolishment of tests that destroy satellites in orbit?

• Bush

• Trump

• Biden

• Obama

What event in 2021 created a massive debris field that threatened the ISS?

• North Korea's satellite launch

• India's missile test

• Russia blowing up a dead satellite

• China's rocket launch

How many active satellites were rotating around Earth as of Jan. 9, according to LeoLabs?

• 1,800

• 6,000

• 10,000

• 15,000

What is the current U.S. regulation for deorbiting satellites?

• 15 years

• 25 years

• 10 years

• 20 years

What is the largest size of some of the spent rocket stages in Earth's lower orbit?

• School bus

• Car

• Airplane

• Train

How many objects between 1 and 10 centimeters in diameter are estimated to be orbiting Earth?

• 100,000

• 500,000

• 1,000,000

• 50,000

Who theorized the potential destructive cycle of space debris in 1978?

• Carl Sagan

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• Donald J. Kessler

What is the name of the Pentagon program aimed at developing technology to clean up space?

• Satellite Saver

• Space Clean

• Orbital Prime

• Debris Control

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What type of technology does one company propose to use to clean up space debris?

• Robotic arms

• Venus' flytrap-like arms

• Laser beams

• Magnetic nets

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