Daily Quiz | On space and space programs
Valentina Tereshkova is known for being the youngest woman in space, having flown a solo mission in 1963.
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What was the first human spaceflight program of the United States that launched its first astronaut, Alan Shepard, on a suborbital flight called?
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NASA launched a space probe in 2018 with the mission of making observations of the outer corona of the Sun. What is it called?
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Kalpana Chawla was the first woman of Indian origin to go to space. In February 2003, at the end of its final flight, the spacecraft disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere, killing Chawla and six other crew members. What is the name of the spacecraft?
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This satellite was a collaborative project between NASA, the U.K.’s SERC, and the European Space Agency, primarily designed to take UV electromagnetic spectrum. What is this satellite called?
Answer : International Ultraviolet Explorer
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Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched by the United States in 1958. What is the name of the American space launch vehicle used to launch Explorer 1?
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This was the first human spaceflight mission of the Chinese space program, launched in 2003. With this mission, China became the third country in the world to independently launch human spaceflight. What was the mission called?
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This was the first U.S. space station, launched by NASA. Unable to be re-boosted by the Space Shuttle, the station’s orbit eventually decayed and disintegrated in the atmosphere. What was the name of the space station?
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