Launch into our space trivia quiz and explore the cosmos.
Launch into our space trivia quiz and explore the cosmos. Questions cover planets, moons, famous missions, astronauts, telescopes, and the latest discoveries from the universe beyond our atmosphere. From the Apollo era to the age of Mars rovers — how far does your knowledge reach?
Browse the questions below — click any answer to reveal it.
In 1989 this first U.S. woman in space became a professor of physics at UCSD & director of the Ca. Space Institute.
Answer: Sally Ride
Which was the first Space-ready Shuttle to be launched?
Answer: Columbia
Video tape of this space shuttle's destruction aired repeatedly on January 28, 1986.
Answer: Challenger
Operated by NASA, the Space Center in Houston bears the name of this ex-President.
Answer: Lyndon Johnson
Who was the first American in space?
Answer: Alan Shephard
Which space mission first landed humans on the Moon in 1969?
Answer: Apollo 11
Britain's first space rocket was launched in 1964. What was it called?
Answer: Blue Streak
On October 4, 1957, Russia launched this first satellite into space
Answer: Sputnik
In November 1999, this country launched Shenzhou, its first capsule capable of carrying a man into space.
Answer: China
Titan orbits what planet of the solar system?
Answer: Saturn