Future Space News of 2014

Scishow kicks off 2014 with exciting space news. JAXA plans to launch Hayabusa 2 to study asteroid 1999 JU3, using a 'space cannon' to collect samples. ESA's Rosetta will orbit and land on Comet 67P, analyzing its composition. NASA will test the Orion spacecraft, set to replace the Space Shuttle, with a high-altitude flight. These missions aim to uncover clues about the solar system's formation and the origins of life.

What is the primary goal of the Hayabusa 2 mission?

• To explore the surface of Mars

• To land on the Moon

• To create a crater on asteroid 1999 Ju Three

• To study the rings of Saturn

What is the name of the comet that the Rosetta mission aims to study?

• Comet Encke

• Comet Tempel 1

• Comet Halley

• Comet 67P

What unique feature does the Rosetta mission's lander have?

• It will anchor itself to the comet's nucleus

• It can fly back to Earth

• It is powered by nuclear energy

• It can transform into a rover

What is the purpose of NASA's Exploration Flight Test One for the Orion spacecraft?

• To dock with the International Space Station

• To land on the Moon

• To test the spacecraft's heat shield and parachutes

• To orbit Mars

Which spacecraft is set to replace the Space Shuttle as NASA's method for sending people into space?

• Apollo

• Gemini

• Voyager

• Orion