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Space exploration
Five questions on the milestones of spaceflight: the first satellite, the first woman in orbit, the first crew on the Moon, and who runs what on the Space Station.
- Questions
- 5
- Time to play
- about 3 min
- Category
- Science
- Language
- English
- space
- astronomy
- history
- science
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The questions
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Question 1
Which spacecraft first landed humans on the Moon?
- Apollo 11correct
- Apollo 13
- Gemini 8
- Voyager 1
20 seconds to answer
Question 2
What was the first artificial satellite launched into orbit?
- Explorer 1
- Sputnik 1correct
- Vostok 1
- Telstar 1
20 seconds to answer
Question 3
Which planet does the Curiosity rover explore?
- Venus
- Jupiter
- Marscorrect
- Saturn
20 seconds to answer
Question 4
Which agency operates the International Space Station module Columbus?
- NASA
- ESAcorrect
- Roscosmos
- JAXA
20 seconds to answer
Question 5
Who was the first woman to travel into space?
- Sally Ride
- Mae Jemison
- Valentina Tereshkovacorrect
- Peggy Whitson
20 seconds to answer