Space Exploration Technology

Which of the following is both a manned and an un-manned technology?

• lander

• orbiter

• rocket

• space shuttle

Why do astronauts who live on the space station have to exercise every day?

• There is not much else to do, and exercising passes the time

• It prevents their bones and muscles from weakening.

• Astronauts need to stay in good shape.

• It helps them to sleep better at night.

Which one of the following is NOT an example of technology used in crewed space exploration?

• a space shuttle

• a space station

• a space telescope

• a rocket

The first major optical space telescope to be put into space was

• Hubble Telescope

• Mir

• James Webb Space Telescope

• Voyager

The name of the space program that was dedicated to putting a man on the moon was ____________.

• Apollo

• Mercury

WHAT STARTED THE SPACE RACE ?  

• SOVIET UNION LAUNCHED  SPUTNIK 

• UNITED STATES ESTABLISHED NASA

• THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE APOLLO PROGRAM

• 1ST FEMALE COSMONAUT LAUNCHED INTO SPACE

American space pilots were called astronauts. What were Soviet space pilots called?

• Comradnauts 

• Cosmonauts 

• Rocketmen

• Brezhnevers

What year did the Space Race end with the Apollo-Soyez joint program mission? 

• 1965

• 1970

• 1975

• 1980

Which country launched the world's first space station?

• United States

• France

• Germany

• Soviet Union

Most satellites have these two parts.

• antenna and power source

• antenna and rocket booster

• power source and rocket booster

• antenna and solar panel