- 1. Space policy refers to a government's strategy and regulation regarding the exploration and use of outer space. This includes rules and guidelines for activities such as space exploration, satellite launching, interplanetary missions, and commercial space operations. Space policy often aims to promote peaceful and responsible use of space, ensure the sustainable use of space resources, and protect the space environment. It can also address international cooperation, space security, space traffic management, and the development of space technologies. Effective space policy is essential for maximizing the benefits of space activities while minimizing potential risks and conflicts in the increasingly crowded and competitive domain of outer space.
Who was the first country to launch a human-made object into space?
A) China
B) United States
C) Soviet Union
D) European Space Agency
- 2. Which space agency successfully landed humans on the Moon in 1969?
A) NASA
B) ESA
C) Roscosmos
D) ISRO
- 3. What is the name of the international space station where astronauts from various countries live and work?
A) Salyut 1
B) MIR
C) ISS
D) Skylab
- 4. Which U.S. president announced the 'Space Force' as a new branch of the military?
A) George W. Bush
B) Donald Trump
C) Barack Obama
D) Joe Biden
- 5. What does NASA stand for?
A) National Aerospace and Space Agency
B) North American Space Association
C) National Association for Space Exploration
D) National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- 6. Which space policy directive focused on returning humans to the Moon and eventually to Mars?
A) Space Policy Directive 1
B) Space Policy Directive 4
C) Space Policy Directive 2
D) Space Policy Directive 3
- 7. What is the name of the rocket that launched the first human to orbit Earth?
A) Apollo 11
B) Vostok 1
C) Soyuz 1
D) Falcon 9
- 8. Who was the first astronaut to set foot on the Moon?
A) Buzz Aldrin
B) Neil Armstrong
C) John Glenn
D) Yuri Gagarin
- 9. Which country became the fourth to reach the Moon with its Chandrayaan-2 mission in 2019?
A) South Korea
B) Russia
C) Japan
D) India
- 10. What is the name of the first reusable spacecraft developed by NASA?
A) Starship
B) Falcon Heavy
C) Space Shuttle
D) Soyuz
- 11. Who was the first woman to travel to space?
A) Mae Jemison
B) Sally Ride
C) Yelena Serova
D) Valentina Tereshkova
- 12. What does ESA stand for?
A) European Space Association
B) European Space Authority
C) European Space Agency
D) European Space Administration
- 13. What was the name of the first space station launched into orbit in 1971?
A) Salyut 1
B) Mir
C) Skylab
D) Tiangong
- 14. Who was the first private individual to fly to space as a space tourist in 2001?
A) Mark Shuttleworth
B) Dennis Tito
C) Richard Garriott
D) Anousheh Ansari
- 15. What was the name of the first U.S. space station launched in 1973?
A) Space Shuttle
B) Salyut 1
C) Skylab
D) Mir
- 16. What is the name of the telescope that orbits Earth and captures stunning images of space?
A) James Webb Space Telescope
B) Hubble Space Telescope
C) Chandra X-ray Observatory
D) Spitzer Space Telescope
- 17. Which iconic astronaut was the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962?
A) Neil Armstrong
B) Buzz Aldrin
C) Yuri Gagarin
D) John Glenn
- 18. What was the name of the first space shuttle to fly into space in 1981?
A) Atlantis
B) Columbia
C) Challenger
D) Discovery
- 19. What is the name of the ESA mission that landed a probe on a comet in 2014?
A) Philae
B) Rosetta
C) Beagle 2
D) Huygens
- 20. Who was the first woman to serve as commander of the International Space Station?
A) Jessica Meir
B) Valentina Tereshkova
C) Sunita Williams
D) Peggy Whitson
- 21. Who was the first African American woman in space?
A) Valery Bykovsky
B) Sally Ride
C) Mae Jemison
D) Eileen Collins
- 22. SpaceX was founded by which entrepreneur?
A) Richard Branson
B) Jeff Bezos
C) Elon Musk
D) Mark Zuckerberg
- 23. Which US President signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 into law, establishing NASA?
A) John F. Kennedy
B) Ronald Reagan
C) Dwight D. Eisenhower
D) Barack Obama
- 24. Which company is developing the Starship spacecraft for missions to Mars and beyond?
A) SpaceX
B) Lockheed Martin
C) Blue Origin
D) Boeing
- 25. Who is often called the 'father of modern rocketry'?
A) Wernher von Braun
B) Elon Musk
C) Yuri Gagarin
D) Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
- 26. What is the name of the space telescope launched by ESA to study cosmic microwave background radiation?
A) Gaia
B) Planck
C) CHEOPS
D) Herschel
- 27. When was the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) established?
A) 1975
B) 1969
C) 1983
D) 1958
- 28. What is the name of the NASA program that aims to return humans to the Moon by 2024?
A) Ares
B) Gemini
C) Apollo
D) Artemis
- 29. Which planet is known as the 'Red Planet'?
A) Venus
B) Mercury
C) Jupiter
D) Mars
- 30. What is the name of the first crewed spacecraft developed by SpaceX?
A) Crew Dragon
B) Starship
C) Dragon
D) Falcon 9
- 31. What is the name of the agreement that established the International Space Station (ISS) partnership?
A) Universal Space Protocol
B) Space Collaboration Treaty
C) Intergovernmental Agreement
D) Cosmic Alliance Charter
- 32. What is the name of the space observatory launched by NASA in 2003 to study X-rays in the universe?
A) Kepler Space Telescope
B) Chandra X-ray Observatory
C) Hubble Space Telescope
D) Spitzer Space Telescope
- 33. Who was the first American woman in space?
A) Eileen Collins
B) Valerie Thomas
C) Sally Ride
D) Mae Jemison
- 34. Where is the International Space Station (ISS) located?
A) Mars
B) Jupiter
C) Low Earth Orbit
D) Saturn
- 35. Who was the first human to journey into outer space?
A) Yuri Gagarin
B) Neil Armstrong
C) Alan Shepard
D) Buzz Aldrin
- 36. What is the term used for a satellite that orbits the Earth at the same rate the Earth rotates?
A) Polar
B) Elliptical
C) Geostationary
D) Sun-synchronous
- 37. Which space agency successfully landed the Chang'e-4 mission on the far side of the Moon?
A) CNSA
B) ESA
C) ISRO
D) NASA
- 38. Which of Jupiter's moons is known to have a subsurface ocean that could potentially harbor life?
A) Io
B) Callisto
C) Ganymede
D) Europa
- 39. Who proposed the concept of a global satellite communications network in the 1940s that led to the development of GPS?
A) Douglas Adams
B) Arthur C. Clarke
C) Carl Sagan
D) Isaac Asimov
- 40. What is the name of the space tourism company founded by Richard Branson?
A) Orbital Outings
B) Virgin Galactic
C) Space Adventures
D) Stellar Sojourns
- 41. What is the name of the first privately-funded spaceflight to reach space in 2004?
A) Virgin Galactic
B) SpaceX
C) Blue Origin
D) SpaceShipOne
- 42. Who was the first female astronaut of Indian origin to go to space?
A) Yuri Gagarin
B) Sunita Williams
C) Rakesh Sharma
D) Kalpana Chawla
- 43. Which spacecraft was the first to successfully land humans on the Moon?
A) Apollo 11
B) Gemini 4
C) SpaceX Dragon
D) Apollo 13
- 44. Which astronaut holds the record for the longest single spaceflight in history?
A) Valeri Polyakov
B) Peggy Whitson
C) Scott Kelly
D) Sergei Krikalev
- 45. Which space telescope was launched by the European Space Agency to study dark energy and dark matter?
A) James Webb Space Telescope
B) Spitzer Space Telescope
C) Hubble Space Telescope
D) Euclid
- 46. Which country recently established the Space Force as a branch of its military?
A) United States
B) Russia
C) Germany
D) China
- 47. What is the name of the first module of the International Space Station (ISS) launched in 1998?
A) Destiny
B) Zarya
C) Columbus
D) Unity
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