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