Space Missions

Which Space Mission was from 1969-1972?

• Apollo

• Voyager 1

• WMAP

• Pioneer

Which Space Mission was from 1997-2004?

• WMAP

• Viking Two

• Cassini-Huygens

• Spitzer

Which Space Mission was in 2009

• Apollo

• WMAP

• Chandra Observatory

• Cassini-Huygens

Which Space Mission was in 2003

• Spirit and Opportunity

• Hubble

• Apollo

• Spitzer

What was the Apollo Project?

• A series of space flights dedicated to getting American astronauts to the moon.

• A series of rockets designed to go to the Sun.

• A class of astronauts who graduated from MIT.

• An unpublished Percy Jackson novel.

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Plan a NASA scientific mission to Mars. Consider the objectives, the equipment needed, the potential challenges, and the benefits of the mission.

• Send a robot to collect soil samples, study potential for life, face challenges like dust storms, benefit by understanding if humans can live on Mars.

• Send a telescope to Mars to observe Earth from a distance, face challenges like light pollution, benefit by getting clearer images of space.

• Send a manned mission to explore the deep seas of Mars, face challenges like underwater navigation, benefit by discovering new marine species.

• Send a satellite to orbit Mars to play music, face challenges like signal transmission, benefit by entertaining astronauts on Mars.

Answer explanation

Send a robot to collect soil samples, study potential for life, face challenges like dust storms, benefit by understanding if humans can live on Mars.

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DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking

How many manned Apollo missions were there?

• 11

• 12

• 13

• 14

Who was the first man on the Moon?

• Buzz Aldrin

• Mike Collins

• John Glenn

• Neil Armstrong

What was the name of the space shuttle that exploded during launch in 1986 and resulted in the loss of all seven crew members?

• Skylab

• Challenger

• Discovery

• Columbia

Who had the spacecraft named Apollo 11?

• Yuri Gagarin

• Alan Shepard

• John Glenn

• Neil Armstrong