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NASA Space Facts

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 3580secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

NASA stands for

a)

National Aeronautics and Space Agency

b)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

c)

National Aeronautics Social Administration

d)

National Aeroplane and Space Administration

2.

Which statement best describes the Mission statement of NASA?

a)

for space exploration and scientific discovery to explore worlds beyond the Earth

b)

to develop new ideas and ways to colonize worlds other than Earth

c)

to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research

d)

to put a man on the moon before the decade is out

3.

NASA was created in _____ as a response to _______.

a)

1958, Russia launching Sputnik

b)

1957, Kennedy saying we need to send a man to the moon

c)

1958, the Cold War

d)

1959, the Roswell Alien Crash

4.

The first person in space was

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

Alan Sheppard

c)

John Glen

d)

Gus Grissom

5.

The following is a quote about space "I saw for the first time the earth's shape. I could easily see the shores of continents, islands, great rivers, folds of the terrain, large bodies of water. The horizon is dark blue, smoothly turning to black. . . the feelings which filled me I can express with one word-joy" who said it

a)

Alan Sheppard

b)

John Glenn

c)

Scott Carpenter

d)

Yuri Gagarin

6.

First American in space, he broke through the atmosphere

a)

Alan Shepard

b)

John Glenn

c)

Gus Grissom

d)

Walter Schirra

7.

These seven original American astronauts were Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton. What was the program called they were in?

a)

Mercury

b)

Atlas

c)

Redstone

d)

Apollo

8.

The first female in space was

a)

Sally Ride

b)

Christa McAuliffe

c)

Valentina Tereshkova

d)

Ivanka Grissom

9.

The best pilot that the US had during the formation of NASA was Chuck Yeager why was he not an astronaut?

a)

He was in the military

b)

He was a civialian

c)

He did not have a college degree

d)

He did not want to join the program

10.

The first American in orbit was

a)

Alan Shepard

b)

John Glen

c)

Laika the dog

d)

Ham the monkey

11.

What is the difference between Cosmonauts and Astronauts?

a)

Nothing but County

b)

The Cosmonauts filled up the cosmos while the astronauts were trying to reach the moon

c)

Cosmonauts studied the cosmos while Astronauts studied astronomy

12.

The Space Race was won by

a)

The US

b)

The Soviet Union

c)

The Russians

d)

No One

13.

Goal is to put one person into space. This was the _____ Program

a)

Apollo

b)

Gemini

c)

Mercury

d)

Redstone

14.

Did Laika survive its trip into space

a)

Yes

b)

No

15.

Main goals were to test an astronaut's ability to fly long-duration missions. This was the _____ Program

a)

Apollo

b)

Gemini

c)

Mercury

d)

Redstone

16.

The main objective was to land a person on the moon. The program was called ___________.

a)

Gemini

b)

Mercury

c)

Apollo

d)

Redstone

17.

The first american to orbit the Earth was

a)

Alan Sheppard

b)

Neil Armstron

c)

Gus Grissom

d)

John Glenn

18.

The first person to walk in space was a

a)

Ed White

b)

John Glenn

c)

Yuri Gagarin

d)

Alexei Leonov

19.

The first person to walk on the moon was

a)

Alan Shepard

b)

Yuri Gagarin

c)

Alexei Leonov

d)

Neil Armstrong

20.

How many women have walked on the moon?

a)

0

b)

12

c)

6

d)

24

21.

How many Astronauts have walked on the moon?

a)

0

b)

12

c)

6

d)

24

22.

Who said "That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."

a)

Alan Shepard

b)

Gus Grissom

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Yuri Gagarin

23.

Who was the oldest astronaut to travel in space?

a)

Sally Ride

b)

Alan Shepard

c)

Gordon Cooper

d)

John Glenn

24.

This program was designed to provide a reusable spacecraft that will continue to provide scientific and research missions with continued, reliable human access to space.

a)

Apollo

b)

Shuttle

c)

Mercury

d)

Gemini

25.

Who was the first Astronaut to walk in space

a)

Alexei Leonov

b)

Ed White

c)

John Glenn

d)

Neil Armstrong

26.

Who said "Why don't you fix your little problem and light this candle?"

a)

Sally Ride

b)

Alan Shepard

c)

Gordon Cooper

d)

John Glenn

27.

This astronaut was the only astronaut to fly all three Apollo-era programs – Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo

a)

Alan Shepard

b)

Wally Schirra

c)

Gordon Cooper

d)

Neil Armstron

28.

Who put the first manned space station in orbit?

a)

United States

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Canada

d)

Japan

29.

What was the name given to the United State's first space station?

a)

Starlab

b)

Spacelab

c)

Skylab

d)

Starlord

30.

In what order did the following NASA space missions occur?

(A) Apollo

(B) Mercury

(C) Gemini

(D) Skylab

a)

B, C, A, D

b)

B, A, D, C

c)

C, B, A, D

d)

A, B, C, D

31.

What was the purpose of the first Skylab mission, SL1?

a)

Manned mission to set up the space station

b)

Unmanned mission that put the space station into orbit

c)

Unmanned mission to test the rocket

d)

Manned mission to prepare a place in orbit

32.

Who was responsible for the original design for the Skylab space station?

a)

Wernher von Braun

b)

Buzz Aldrin

c)

Elon Musk

d)

Robert Goddard

33.

Was the design used for Skylab the Wet workshop or Dry workshop version?

a)

Wet workshop

b)

Dry workshop

34.

How many manned Skylab missions were flown?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

35.

Skylab used three large gyroscopes to control itś attitude without using thrusters. (True or False)

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Skylab was launched using a modified Saturn V left over from _______________________.

a)

Mercury

b)

Gemini

c)

Apollo

37.

What was damaged during launch and deployment of Spacelab? (Check all that apply)

a)

Micrometeoroid shield/sunshade

b)

One solar panel was torn loose

c)

Telescope mount

d)

Airlock

38.

Which Skylab mission stayed in orbit the longest?

a)

Skylab 2

b)

Skylab 3

c)

Skylab 4

39.

What did the Skylab 2 crew have to do before entering the space station?

a)

Install a Parasol

b)

Install corrective optics for the telescope

c)

Repair plumbing for the waste tank

40.

The Skylab 2 crew were the first space station occupants ever to return safely to Earth. (True or False)

a)

True

b)

False

41.

The _________________ crew staged what has been reported as a ¨mutiny¨.

a)

Skylab 4

b)

Skylab 3

c)

Skylab 2

d)

Skylab 1

42.

How many crew members were on each Skylab mission?

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Four

d)

Five

43.

When Skylab reentered the atmosphere in 1979, pieces of the space station debris landed on this country

a)

Australia

b)

Venezuela

c)

Singapore

d)

Philippines

44.

For personal computing needs, the Skylab crews were equipped with _________________________.

a)

Hewlett Packard HP35 calculators

b)

TRS-80 computers

c)

Apple II computers

d)

TI-83 calculators

45.

What major NASA program followed Skylab?

a)

Apollo

b)

The space shuttle

c)

Skylab II

d)

Deep Impact

46.

What was the last Apollo mission that landed on the moon?

a)

Apollo 13

b)

Apollo 15

c)

Apollo 17

d)

Apollo 19

47.

When did man first land on the moon?

a)

1969

b)

1960

c)

1970

d)

1972

48.

What happened to the flight before Apollo 13?

a)

crew died

b)

perfect flight

c)

it was cancelled

d)

rough flight but all survived

49.

Why did one crew member need to be replaced on Apollo 13?

a)

he was getting ill

b)

he changed his mind

c)

he failed to pay his taxes

d)

wife was due to have a baby

50.

What was the problem with the Apollo 13 flight?

a)

malfunction with oxygen

b)

no problems

c)

crew did not get along

d)

door came open

51.

All the members of the crew wore this on their uniform.

a)

black cross

b)

U.S. flag

c)

heart

d)

Texas flag

52.
What was the purpose of Apollo1?
a)
To fly to the moon
b)
To test the launch procedure.
c)
To orbit the earth.
d)
To test the safety procedures.
53.
How many people died in Apollo 1.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
5
54.
How many Apollo missions were there?
a)
17
b)
18
c)
19
d)
11
55.
Which Apollo mission/s landed on the moon?
a)
Apollo 7, 11, 13
b)
Apollo 11, 13, 17
c)
Apollo 11,17
d)
Apollo 10,13,17
56.
The name of the rocket that the Apollo missions used?
a)
Saturn 1
b)
Saturn 5
c)
Gemini 2
d)
Gemini 3
57.
Who were the three astronauts that died in Apollo 1?
a)
Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins
b)
White, Chaffee, Grissom
c)
Borman, Lovell, Anders
d)
Lovell, Swigert, Haise
58.
Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were apart of which Apollo mission?
a)
7
b)
9
c)
11
d)
13
59.
Which was the first manned mission to leave Earth's orbit?
a)
Apollo 6
b)
Apollo 7
c)
Apollo 11
d)
Apollo 13
60.
Which mission was the first to see the dark side of the moon?
a)
Apollo 7
b)
Apollo 8
c)
Apollo 9 
d)
Apollo 10
61.
How many people have walked on the moon?
a)
10
b)
12
c)
13
d)
14
62.
The Kennedy Space Centre is located in which US state?
a)
Houston 
b)
California
c)
Dallas
d)
Texas
63.
In Apollo 13 the lunar module was called?
a)
Orion
b)
Odyssey
c)
Orbit
d)
Little Joe
64.
Why were Apollo 18, 19 and 20 never launched?
a)
No public interest.
b)
Mechanical problems.
c)
Bad weather.
d)
Budget cuts.
65.
How many unmanned missions were there?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
66.
Which Apollo mission was the first to have astronauts in it?
a)
Apollo 7
b)
Apollo 8
c)
Apollo 9
d)
Apollo 11
67.
Who said "This is one small step for man, it is one giant leap for mankind"?
a)
Lance Armstrong
b)
Buzz Aldrin
c)
Jim Lovell
d)
Niel Armstrong
68.
What stopped Apollo 13 from landing on the moon?
a)
It was too heavy.
b)
A rocket explosion
c)
An air tank explosion
d)
A computer problem
69.
The Saturn V rocket has how many stages?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
7
70.
When a lunar module lands back down to Earth it is called?
a)
Touchdown
b)
Splashdown
c)
Updown
d)
Downtown
71.
When was Apollo 13 launched?
a)
1978
b)
1968
c)
1970
d)
1960
72.
Was Apollo 13 successful?
a)
No. It didn't land on the moon.
b)
Yes, it safely returned to Earth.
c)
Yes, they learnt a lot about space
d)
Yes, they tested other things.
73.
What was the purpose of the Saturn V rocket?
a)
To get to the moon and back safely
b)
To go really fast.
c)
To go far in outer space
d)
To get the lunar module out of earths orbit
74.
What is the hottest planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
75.
How many inner planets are there?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
76.
What are the INNER planets made of?
a)
Rock
b)
Water
c)
Gas
d)
Ice
77.
What are the OUTER planets made of?
a)
Rock
b)
Water
c)
Gas
d)
Ice
78.
Which is the correct order of the planets?
a)
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
b)
Saturn Uranus Neptune Jupiter Mercury Venus Earth Mars
c)
Mars Venus Earth Mercury Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
d)
Mars Venus Earth Mercury Saturn Jupiter Uranus Neptune
79.
Which are larger - inner or outer planets?
a)
Inner
b)
Outer
80.
Which direction does the moon orbit?
a)
Left
b)
Right
c)
Clockwise
d)
Counter Clockwise
81.
About how long does it take the moon to orbit?
a)
1 day
b)
1 month
c)
1 year
d)
1 week
82.
How long does it take the earth to REVOLVE?
a)
1 day
b)
1 month
c)
1 year
d)
1 week
83.
How long does it take the earth to rotate on its axis?
a)
1 day
b)
1 month
c)
1 year
d)
1 week
84.

What was the first artificial satellite launched into space?

a)

Apollo 11

b)

Sputnik

c)

Apollo 13

d)

Columbia

85.

NASA was created in _____ as a response to _______.

a)

1958, Russia launching Sputnik

b)

1957, Kennedy saying we need to send a man to the moon

c)

1958, the Cold War

d)

1959, the Roswell Alien Crash

86.

The US President that challenged his country to put a man on the moon before the end of the 1960's.

a)

John F Kennedy

b)

Harry S Truman

c)

Richard M. Nixon

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

87.

The first person in space was

a)

Yuri Gagarin of the USSR.

b)

Alan Sheppard of the USA.

c)

John Glenn of the USA.

d)

Katya Karinova of the USSR.

88.

Phase 1 of USA’s plan to get to the Moon. Goal was to put one person into space. It sent the first piloted spacecraft around Earth. The seven original American astronauts, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton, were part of Phase 1. What was this program?

a)

Project Gemini

b)

Project Apollo

c)

Project X

d)

Project Mercury

89.

The first American to orbit the Earth was

a)

Alan Sheppard.

b)

Neil Armstrong.

c)

Gus Grissom.

d)

John Glenn.

90.

Phase 2 of the US Space Program that had smaller steps of developing rockets that would eventually get to the Moon. It was the program that helped to develop a lot of the technology for the Apollo program, and it orbited teams of 2 astronauts.

a)

Project Gemini

b)

Project Moon

c)

Project Apollo

d)

Project Mercury

91.

Final stage of USA’s goal to get to the Moon. It successfully landed a person on the moon and returned them to Earth. The program was called ___________.

a)

Project Moon

b)

Project Apollo

c)

Project Mercury

d)

Project Gemini

92.

What is the difference between Cosmonauts and Astronauts?

a)

Cosmonauts are from Russia (formerly the USSR) and Astronauts are from the United States

b)

The Cosmonauts filled up the cosmos while the astronauts were trying to reach the moon

c)

Cosmonauts studied the cosmos while Astronauts studied astronomy

93.

This program was designed to provide a reusable spacecraft that would continue to provide scientific and research missions with continued, reliable human access to space. NASA's first reusable spacecraft left for its first mission in 1981. What was the name of this reusable Spacecraft?

a)

Apollo

b)

Space Shuttle

c)

Mercury

d)

Gemini

94.
Space probes launched in 1977 on Interstellar Mission to explore the outer planets and beyond
a)
Voyager 1 & 2
b)
Spirit & Opportunity
c)
Sputnik & Pioneer 10
d)
Viking & Magellan
95.

Who was the oldest astronaut to travel in space? He traveled to space twice, first at age 40 and again at age 77.

a)

Sally Ride

b)

Alan Shepard

c)

Gordon Cooper

d)

John Glenn

96.

This shuttle exploded on its way to orbit the Earth. One of its Astronaut was the first teacher to go to space.

a)

Space Shuttle Challenger

b)

Space Shuttle Enterprise

c)

Space Shuttle Atlantis

d)

Space Shuttle Discovery

97.
What is the ISS?
a)
International Student Services
b)
Inside Sun Secrets
c)
International Space Station
d)
Iraq Space Services
98.

The Curiosity Rover, pictured here, is on a planet in our solar system. it is taking pictures and collecting rock samples. What planet is it currently located on.

a)

Earth

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Mercury

99.

What private US company is successfully launching protype rockets that will go beyond the moon to the planet Mars in 2030.

a)

Fedex

b)

Space X

c)

NASA

d)

Gen X

100.
__________holds all of the planets in orbit around the sun.
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Weight
d)
Gravity

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