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