Space Trivia Questions and Answers
Which space first was achieved by Toyohiro Akiyama in
1991?
A: First fare-paying passenger.
How long did the record-breaking space walk from space shuttle Endeavor last in
1993?
A: Five hours.
On which island is the Kennedy Space Center?
A: Merritt.
Where did the European space probe Ulysses set off for in 1991?
A: The Sun.
What did Neil Armstrong say immediately before "the eagle has landed?"
A: Tranquility base here.
What was the name of the first chimpanzee sent into space by
America?
A: Ham
On what date in 1997 did Pathfinder land on
Mars right on schedule?
A: 4th July.
Who was the next American in space after Sheppard?
A: Virgil Grissom.
In which year were all three astronauts on the first Moon landing expedition
born?
A: 1930.
Which probe sent back the first major pictures of Jupiter in 1995?
A: Galileo.
Who made the first un-tethered space walk of the 1990s?
A: Mark Lee.
What was the name of the first probe to send back pictures from Mars?
A: Viking.
On which ship did President Nixon welcome the astronauts back from the
Moon?
A: Hornet.
Which scientist located Pluto?
A: Clyde Tombaulgh.
In what year was Hale Bopp first seen?
A: 1995.
Which three astronauts died during a launch pad rehearsal in 1967
A: Gus Grissom, Ed White & Roger Chaffee.
What is Neil Armstrong's middle name?
A: Alden.
What was the name of the Japanese Moon orbiter launched in 1990?
A: Muses-A.
Which cosmonaut returned to Earth in 1996 after spending a record-breaking 438
days in space?
A: Polyakov.
Who was the second Soviet cosmonaut?
A: Titov.
What was the nationality of the journalist who accompanied a docking mission to
MIR in 1990?
A: Japanese.
How long did Sergei Krikalyev spend on Mir in the early 90s?
A: Ten months.
What was the role of Rocco Petrone in the Apollo XI project?
A: Launch director.
Who was the first woman to captain a space shuttle crew?
A: Eileen Collins.
How many orbits of the Moon were there on the first manned orbit?
A: 10.