- 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) European Space Agency
B) Soviet Union
C) China
D) United States
- 2. Which space agency successfully landed humans on the Moon in 1969?
A) Roscosmos
B) ISRO
C) ESA
D) NASA
- 3. What is the name of the international space station where astronauts from various countries live and work?
A) MIR
B) Skylab
C) Salyut 1
D) ISS
- 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) North American Space Association
B) National Association for Space Exploration
C) National Aerospace and Space Agency
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 2
C) Space Policy Directive 4
D) Space Policy Directive 3
- 7. What is the name of the rocket that launched the first human to orbit Earth?
A) Soyuz 1
B) Vostok 1
C) Falcon 9
D) Apollo 11
- 8. Who was the first astronaut to set foot on the Moon?
A) Yuri Gagarin
B) Neil Armstrong
C) Buzz Aldrin
D) John Glenn
- 9. Which country became the fourth to reach the Moon with its Chandrayaan-2 mission in 2019?
A) South Korea
B) India
C) Japan
D) Russia
- 10. What is the name of the first reusable spacecraft developed by NASA?
A) Soyuz
B) Falcon Heavy
C) Space Shuttle
D) Starship
- 11. Who was the first woman to travel to space?
A) Yelena Serova
B) Mae Jemison
C) Valentina Tereshkova
D) Sally Ride
- 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) Skylab
B) Mir
C) Tiangong
D) Salyut 1
- 14. Who was the first private individual to fly to space as a space tourist in 2001?
A) Dennis Tito
B) Mark Shuttleworth
C) Richard Garriott
D) Anousheh Ansari
- 15. What was the name of the first U.S. space station launched in 1973?
A) Salyut 1
B) Mir
C) Skylab
D) Space Shuttle
- 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) Spitzer Space Telescope
D) Chandra X-ray Observatory
- 17. Which iconic astronaut was the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962?
A) John Glenn
B) Yuri Gagarin
C) Buzz Aldrin
D) Neil Armstrong
- 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. Who was the first woman to serve as commander of the International Space Station?
A) Jessica Meir
B) Sunita Williams
C) Valentina Tereshkova
D) Peggy Whitson
- 20. What is the name of the first crewed spacecraft developed by SpaceX?
A) Starship
B) Falcon 9
C) Dragon
D) Crew Dragon
- 21. Who was the first human to journey into outer space?
A) Yuri Gagarin
B) Neil Armstrong
C) Buzz Aldrin
D) Alan Shepard
- 22. Which space agency successfully landed the Chang'e-4 mission on the far side of the Moon?
A) ESA
B) NASA
C) ISRO
D) CNSA
- 23. Which country recently established the Space Force as a branch of its military?
A) China
B) Russia
C) United States
D) Germany
- 24. SpaceX was founded by which entrepreneur?
A) Elon Musk
B) Mark Zuckerberg
C) Jeff Bezos
D) Richard Branson
- 25. 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
- 26. Which company is developing the Starship spacecraft for missions to Mars and beyond?
A) Boeing
B) SpaceX
C) Blue Origin
D) Lockheed Martin
- 27. What is the name of the space tourism company founded by Richard Branson?
A) Orbital Outings
B) Virgin Galactic
C) Stellar Sojourns
D) Space Adventures
- 28. Which planet is known as the 'Red Planet'?
A) Mars
B) Venus
C) Jupiter
D) Mercury
- 29. Which astronaut holds the record for the longest single spaceflight in history?
A) Sergei Krikalev
B) Valeri Polyakov
C) Scott Kelly
D) Peggy Whitson
- 30. Which spacecraft was the first to successfully land humans on the Moon?
A) Apollo 11
B) SpaceX Dragon
C) Apollo 13
D) Gemini 4
- 31. Which of Jupiter's moons is known to have a subsurface ocean that could potentially harbor life?
A) Io
B) Europa
C) Callisto
D) Ganymede
- 32. Who was the first American woman in space?
A) Valerie Thomas
B) Sally Ride
C) Eileen Collins
D) Mae Jemison
- 33. Who is often called the 'father of modern rocketry'?
A) Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
B) Wernher von Braun
C) Elon Musk
D) Yuri Gagarin
- 34. What is the name of the agreement that established the International Space Station (ISS) partnership?
A) Space Collaboration Treaty
B) Cosmic Alliance Charter
C) Universal Space Protocol
D) Intergovernmental Agreement
- 35. What is the name of the space telescope launched by ESA to study cosmic microwave background radiation?
A) Gaia
B) CHEOPS
C) Herschel
D) Planck
- 36. 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
- 37. Who was the first African American woman in space?
A) Sally Ride
B) Valery Bykovsky
C) Eileen Collins
D) Mae Jemison
- 38. What is the name of the ESA mission that landed a probe on a comet in 2014?
A) Huygens
B) Philae
C) Beagle 2
D) Rosetta
- 39. When was the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) established?
A) 1958
B) 1975
C) 1983
D) 1969
- 40. Where is the International Space Station (ISS) located?
A) Saturn
B) Low Earth Orbit
C) Mars
D) Jupiter
- 41. Who proposed the concept of a global satellite communications network in the 1940s that led to the development of GPS?
A) Carl Sagan
B) Douglas Adams
C) Isaac Asimov
D) Arthur C. Clarke
- 42. What is the name of the first privately-funded spaceflight to reach space in 2004?
A) SpaceX
B) Blue Origin
C) SpaceShipOne
D) Virgin Galactic
- 43. Which space telescope was launched by the European Space Agency to study dark energy and dark matter?
A) Spitzer Space Telescope
B) Euclid
C) James Webb Space Telescope
D) Hubble Space Telescope
- 44. 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) Spitzer Space Telescope
C) Hubble Space Telescope
D) Chandra X-ray Observatory
- 45. Who was the first female astronaut of Indian origin to go to space?
A) Sunita Williams
B) Yuri Gagarin
C) Rakesh Sharma
D) Kalpana Chawla
- 46. What is the name of the first module of the International Space Station (ISS) launched in 1998?
A) Columbus
B) Zarya
C) Unity
D) Destiny
- 47. Which US President signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 into law, establishing NASA?
A) Ronald Reagan
B) Dwight D. Eisenhower
C) John F. Kennedy
D) Barack Obama
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