International Day of Human Space Flight Quiz

Who was the first human in space?

Chris Hadfield

Yuri Gagarin

Alan Shepard

Neil Armstrong

Who was the first woman in space?

Sally Ride

Shannon Walker

Ellen Ochoa

Valentina Tereshkova

We all know Neil Armstrong was the first human on the Moon, but who was second?

John Glenn

Michael Collins

Buzz Aldrin

Charles Conrad Jr.

How many humans have walked the moon?

The International Space Station, which orbits the Earth, is not the first space station! Which was the first space station?

Kosmos 557

Skylab

DOS-2

Salyut 1

Why does the International Space Station exist?

To take pictures of the Earth

To fight alien invaders

Vacation rental for world leaders

To function as a science lab in space

Which astronaut has spent the most time in space

Yuri Malenchenko

Aleksandr Kaleri

Gennady Padalka

Sergei Krikalev

Who or what is a cosmonaut?

A spaceship with no humans on board

An astronomer who observes the cosmos with a telescope?

A Russian astronaut

An astronaut who is currently in space

What was the event that opened the Space Age?

Soviet Union's Sputnik I Satellite

US Project Mercury

US Project Gemini

US Project Apollo

How often do sunsets occur for astronauts on the International Space Station?

Once a day

Three times a day

Once every two hours

Once every 45 minutes

Because of zero gravity, any items not securely fastened will float away. Where do most of the lost items end up?

Screen of the air circulation system

On the ceiling

Among fellow crewmember's belongings

In the galley

How many time farther is the moon than the International Space Station from Earth?

500x

2000x

200x

1000x

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