- 1. When was the Hubble Space Telescope launched?
A) July 4, 1986
B) September 13, 1994
C) April 24, 1990
D) February 17, 2001
- 2. What organization launched the Hubble Space Telescope?
A) Roscosmos
B) ISRO
C) ESA
D) NASA
- 3. How many primary mirrors does the Hubble Space Telescope have?
A) 7
B) 3
C) 1
D) 5
- 4. The Hubble Space Telescope is named after which astronomer?
A) Carl Sagan
B) Galileo Galilei
C) Isaac Newton
D) Edwin Hubble
- 5. How long was the Hubble Space Telescope initially expected to last?
A) 25 years
B) 10 years
C) 15 years
D) 5 years
- 6. How many servicing missions have been conducted on the Hubble Space Telescope?
A) 5
B) 7
C) 3
D) 10
- 7. What is the diameter of the primary mirror of the Hubble Space Telescope?
A) 1 meter
B) 2.4 meters
C) 3 meters
D) 5 meters
- 8. In what year did the Hubble Space Telescope begin regular operations?
A) 1985
B) 1993
C) 2000
D) 1990
- 9. What is the Hubble Space Telescope's primary source of power?
A) Wind turbines
B) Battery packs
C) Nuclear generator
D) Solar panels
- 10. What was the name of the space shuttle that deployed the Hubble Space Telescope?
A) Columbia
B) Discovery
C) Endeavour
D) Atlantis
- 11. What type of orbit does the Hubble Space Telescope have around Earth?
A) Geostationary Orbit
B) Polar Orbit
C) Low Earth Orbit
D) Molniya Orbit
- 12. What is the approximate altitude of the Hubble Space Telescope's orbit above Earth's surface?
A) 400 kilometers
B) 700 kilometers
C) 1,000 kilometers
D) 547 kilometers
- 13. What was the first major design flaw discovered in the Hubble Space Telescope after its launch?
A) Damaged solar panels
B) Spherical aberration in the primary mirror
C) Radio communication blackout
D) Failure of the main computer
- 14. What feature allows the Hubble Space Telescope to point precisely at its targets?
A) High-Gain Antenna
B) Fine Guidance Sensors
C) Reaction Wheel Assemblies
D) Solar Array Panels
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