Exploring NASA

What does NASA stand for?

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• National Aerospace and Space Agency

• National Aeronautics and Science Association

• National Astronomy and Space Administration

Who was the first American to orbit Earth?

• John Glenn

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

What was the name of NASA's first major program?

• Project Mercury

• Apollo Program

• Space Shuttle Program

• Mars Rover Program

Which astronauts were the first humans to walk on the Moon?

• Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin

• John Glenn and Alan Shepard

• Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin

• Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins

What is the purpose of NASA's Space Shuttle program?

• To allow astronauts to travel to space repeatedly using the same spacecraft

• To send rovers to Mars

• To develop new rockets for future missions

• To study distant galaxies with telescopes

Which of the following is a fun fact about NASA?

• NASA's images and research are available to the public for free

• NASA only studies the Moon

• NASA's main focus is on building airplanes

• NASA does not use robots in space exploration

What is the primary goal of NASA's Mars Rover missions?

• To search for signs of past life on Mars

• To establish a human colony on Mars

• To mine resources from Mars

• To build a space station on Mars

Which NASA mission was the first to land a human on the Moon?

• Apollo 11

• Apollo 13

• Apollo 8

• Apollo 17

What is the name of NASA's telescope that has provided deep space images since 1990?

• Spitzer Space Telescope

• Hubble Space Telescope

• James Webb Space Telescope

• Chandra X-ray Observatory

What is the I.S.S.?

• In School Suspension

• The Informal Sleep Schedule

• The International School of the Southern Skies

• The International Space Station