- 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) $250,000
D) $50,000
- 2. Which country's space agency launched the first space tourist to the International Space Station?
A) Russia
B) China
C) India
D) USA
- 3. Who was the first female space tourist?
A) Christa McAuliffe
B) Valentina Tereshkova
C) Anousheh Ansari
D) Sally Ride
- 4. Which company's founder is known for his vision of colonizing Mars and enabling interplanetary space travel?
A) Mark Zuckerberg
B) Elon Musk
C) Richard Branson
D) Jeff Bezos
- 5. Which company offers zero-gravity flights for space tourists to experience simulated weightlessness?
A) Space Adventures
B) Virgin Galactic
C) Blue Origin
D) Zero Gravity Corporation
- 6. Which space agency plans to build a luxury space hotel in orbit for space tourists?
A) ESA
B) Roscosmos
C) Axiom Space
D) NASA
- 7. Which billionaire entrepreneur founded Virgin Galactic to offer suborbital space tourism flights?
A) Jeff Bezos
B) Bill Gates
C) Elon Musk
D) Richard Branson
- 8. Which space tourism company was founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos?
A) Blue Origin
B) SpaceX
C) Space Adventures
D) Virgin Galactic
- 9. What is the term for spacecraft designed for suborbital space tourism flights with a high-altitude parabolic flight path?
A) Shuttlecraft
B) Rocketship
C) Orbiter
D) Spaceplane
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