NASA Missions Trivia Questions
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This astronaut became the first human to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
Difficulty: Easy- Alan Shepard
- Neil Armstrong
- John Glenn
- Buzz Aldrin
This Apollo 12 astronaut made history when struck by lightning twice during launch, yet the mission continued successfully.
Difficulty: Medium- Richard Gordon
- Alan Bean
- Pete Conrad
- Charles Conrad Jr.
This docking adapter allowed Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft to connect in 1975 despite using incompatible atmospheres.
Difficulty: Hard- Androgynous Peripheral Assembly
- Common Berthing Mechanism
- Docking Module
- Universal Docking System
This U.S. government agency was founded in 1958 to lead America's space exploration efforts.
Difficulty: Easy- Air Force Space Command
- NOAA
- NASA
- SpaceX
This physicist discovered radiation belts around Earth that bear his name, using data from the first U.S. satellite.
Difficulty: Medium- Carl Sagan
- Gerard Kuiper
- Robert Goddard
- James Van Allen
This method, pioneered on Gemini 6 and 7, proved two spacecraft could find each other in orbit without ground radar guidance.
Difficulty: Hard- Automatic Docking
- Station Keeping
- Orbital Rendezvous
- Proximity Operations
This Soviet satellite, launched in 1957, was the first artificial object to orbit Earth.
Difficulty: Easy- Mir
- Vostok 1
- Luna 2
- Sputnik 1
This first U.S. satellite launched in January 1958 as America's response to Sputnik and discovered the Van Allen belts.
Difficulty: Medium- Telstar 1
- Vanguard 1
- TIROS 1
- Explorer 1
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