- 1. Space tourism is the concept of traveling to space for recreational, leisure, or business purposes. It involves paying for a journey beyond Earth's atmosphere to experience the unique environment of outer space, including weightlessness and breathtaking views of our planet. Despite being a niche and costly endeavor, space tourism has garnered interest from private companies and individuals looking to push the boundaries of human exploration and adventure. The dream of ordinary individuals being able to venture into space as tourists represents a significant milestone in our quest to make space travel more accessible and inclusive for future generations.
What is the approximate cost of a ticket for a space tourism flight?
A) $1,000,000
B) $100,000
C) $50,000
D) $250,000
- 2. Which country's space agency launched the first space tourist to the International Space Station?
A) USA
B) India
C) China
D) Russia
- 3. Who was the first female space tourist?
A) Anousheh Ansari
B) Valentina Tereshkova
C) Christa McAuliffe
D) Sally Ride
- 4. Which company's founder is known for his vision of colonizing Mars and enabling interplanetary space travel?
A) Elon Musk
B) Jeff Bezos
C) Richard Branson
D) Mark Zuckerberg
- 5. Which company offers zero-gravity flights for space tourists to experience simulated weightlessness?
A) Virgin Galactic
B) Blue Origin
C) Space Adventures
D) Zero Gravity Corporation
- 6. Which space agency plans to build a luxury space hotel in orbit for space tourists?
A) Axiom Space
B) ESA
C) NASA
D) Roscosmos
- 7. Which billionaire entrepreneur founded Virgin Galactic to offer suborbital space tourism flights?
A) Elon Musk
B) Richard Branson
C) Jeff Bezos
D) Bill Gates
- 8. Which space tourism company was founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos?
A) Virgin Galactic
B) SpaceX
C) Blue Origin
D) Space Adventures
- 9. What is the term for spacecraft designed for suborbital space tourism flights with a high-altitude parabolic flight path?
A) Rocketship
B) Orbiter
C) Shuttlecraft
D) Spaceplane
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