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WorksheetsNASA Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
When was NASA created?
1940s
1960s
1970s
1950s
What was NASA's primary mission?
To build satellites
To study the ocean
To develop new aircraft
To explore space
Who was the President that set the goal to land on the moon?
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
In what year did astronauts first walk on the moon?
1969
1968
1970
1967
How many astronauts walked on the moon between 1969 and 1972?
16
14
12
10
What is the focus of NASA's aeronautics research division?
Human exploration
Satellite development
Space technology
Improving transport
What does the space technology department develop?
Hardware and software
Weather forecasting
Educational programs
Space tourism
What is the International Space Station (ISS)?
A satellite
A space station
A space shuttle
A rocket
Where does NASA launch its spacecraft?
Los Angeles, California
Cape Canaveral, Florida
Houston, Texas
New York, New York
Why was Cape Canaveral chosen for NASA launches?
It has the best weather
It has a military base
It has the largest population
It is closer to the equator
Where do NASA astronauts now begin their journeys to the ISS?
Florida
Kazakhstan
California
Texas
What year did the US end its space shuttle program?
2009
2011
2008
2010
What is the Office of Planetary Protection responsible for?
Building rockets
Defending Earth from aliens
Training astronauts
Developing satellites
Who was the first man to go to space?
Neil Armstrong
John Glenn
Buzz Aldrin
Yuri Gagarin
What is one of the responsibilities of NASA's science division?
Training astronauts
Designing aircraft
Studying the Earth
Building rockets
