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Space Missions

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

space probes which revolve around the object

a)

flyby

b)

lander

c)

orbiter

d)

rover

2.

Which vehicle’s engine is filled with chemical propellants?

a)

rocket

b)

rover

c)

satellite

d)

space shuttle

3.

small object, manmade or natural, that obits a larger object

a)

satellite

b)

moon

c)

Sputnik

d)

Explorer

4.

What mission is this insignia for? (note the crew member names)

a)

Hubble

b)

Dragonfly

c)

Psyche

d)

STS-51L

Challenger

5.

Which mission launched first?

a)

Lucy

b)

OSIRIS-REx

c)

MER

6.

Which space mission is NOT focused on an asteroid?

a)

OSIRIS-REx

b)

Psyche

c)

MER

d)

DART

7.

Which space mission is NOT focused on the moon?

a)

Luna 9

b)

Artemis 2

c)

Hubble

d)

Apollo 8

8.

Which space mission is NOT focused on Saturn's moon, Titan?

a)

Skylab

b)

Dragonfly

c)

Cassini-Huygens

9.

Which is an example of an unsuccessful mission?

a)

Apollo 11

b)

ISS

c)

STS 51L

10.

Which space mission will be the next to launch?

a)

James Webb Space Telescope

b)

Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)

c)

Lucy

11.

Which space mission is replacing Hubble?

a)

DART

b)

Parker Solar Probe

c)

James Webb Space Telescope

12.

Which space mission is UNMANNED?

a)

Psyche

b)

Apollo 11

c)

Artemis 2

13.

Which space mission was the first to land humans on the Moon?

a)

Apollo 11

b)

Apollo 13

c)

Luna 2

d)

Viking 1

14.

Which space mission is known for its exploration of Jupiter and its moons?

a)

Voyager 1

b)

Galileo

c)

Pioneer 10

d)

New Horizons

15.

Which space mission was launched to study the Sun's outer atmosphere?

a)

Parker Solar Probe

b)

Hubble Space Telescope

c)

Chandra X-ray Observatory

d)

Kepler