Timeline And Space Shuttle Quiz
Quiz that covers the events of the timeline we used in class and space shuttles. :)
- 1.What happened to the seven astronauts in the Challenger on Jan. 28, 1986?
- 2.The Colombia's first four missions were to test what?
- 3.Why did NASA want to create re-usable space crafts to send into space?
- 4.The Sputnik was launched by what country?
- A.
The United States
- B.
Uzebekistan
- C.
The Soviet Union
- D.
Canada
- 5.Who was the first American to go into Earth's orbit?
- A.
John Glenn
- B.
Alan Shepard
- C.
Yuri A. Gargarin
- D.
James Lovell
- 6.On June 3rd, 1965, Edward White was the first American to
- A.
Pilot the first rendezvous in space
- B.
Orbit the Earth
- C.
Conduct the first spacewalk
- 7.Who was the first man in space, and what country did he represent?
- A.
John Glenn, Soviet Union
- B.
Yuri Gagarin, Soviet Union
- C.
Alan Shepard, United States
- D.
Yuri Gagarin, United States
- 8.True or False: The Space Shuttle Program lasted for 45 years.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.True or False: The orbiter is the only part of the "stack" that makes the trek into orbit.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.The Enterprise (first space shuttle) mission was to test what?
- A.
Test to see if the shuttle designs were sound
- B.
Critical phases of landing and other aspects of shuttle preperations
- C.
If astronauts could take spacewalks with jetpacks
- D.
Discover aliens on Mars
- 11.Select the following that are true for The Endeavour.
- A.
Last space shuttle built
- B.
Replaced the Challenger
- C.
First repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
- D.
Deployed the Hubble Space Telescope
- 12.Select the following that are true for The Discovery.
- A.
Deployed NASA's Hubble Space Telescope
- B.
Carried the Destiny laboratory to the International Space Station
- C.
Has flown more flights than any other shuttle
- 13.Which of the following is true for the Atlantis space shuttle? (One answer)
- A.
First repair mission to the Hubble
- B.
Blew up in the atmosphere on Jan 28
- C.
Sent probes to Venus and Jupiter
- D.
Tested critical phases of landing
- 14.The Gemini spacecrafts could hold up to
- 15.What is rendezvous (in space terms)?
- A.
A synonym for extra-vehicular activity
- B.
When two spacecrafts connect
- C.
Two spacecrafts meeting up at the same orbit at a relatively close distance.
- 16.What was the goal of the Apollo 9 mission?
- A.
First moon landing
- B.
Test rendezvous around Earth and test lunar module to see how it works
- C.
Overthrow the Soviet Union's government to win the Space Race
- D.
Perform docking and rendezvous experiments
- 17.Which mission was considered the "Dress Rehearsal" for the moon landing?
- A.
Apollo 10
- B.
Apollo 11
- C.
Apollo 13
- D.
Gemini 7
- 18.Select the following jobs carried out by space shuttles.
- A.
Repair missions
- B.
Send people and objects into space
- C.
Travel into deep space for long periods of time
- D.
Conduct experiments
- 19.The orbiter of a space shuttle resembles a(n)
- 20.How do space shuttles land?
- A.
With a runway, similar to an airplane
- B.
Splashdown
- 21.What makes a space station different from a space shuttle?
- A.
Shuttles do not have all the things necessary for life
- B.
Space shuttles are larger than space stations
- C.
Space stations are more permanent laboratories
- 22.Select the following that are true for space stations.
- A.
Includes living quarters
- B.
Can be used for transportation
- C.
Includes exercise stations
- D.
Has all necessary support systems for human life
- 23.How many nations contributed to the construction of the International Space Station?
- A.
46
- B.
9
- C.
14
- D.
16
- 24.How was the ISS built?
- A.
(This is not the answer)
- B.
In sections
- C.
All at once
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