Milestones in Human Space Exploration Quiz

Discover milestones in space exploration with this quiz. From Sputnik 1 to Mars rovers, challenge your knowledge of space history!

#1

Which country launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, into space?

United States
Soviet Union
China
India
4 answered
#2

Which space probe provided the first close-up images of Pluto in 2015?

Voyager 1
New Horizons
Cassini
Hubble Space Telescope
4 answered
#3

Which space agency launched the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit in 1990?

NASA
ESA
Roscosmos
ISRO
4 answered
#4

What is the name of the first space shuttle orbiter that NASA launched?

Columbia
Challenger
Discovery
Atlantis
4 answered
#5

Which space telescope is designed to observe in the ultraviolet spectrum and was launched in 1990?

Hubble Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope
Spitzer Space Telescope
Chandra X-ray Observatory
4 answered
#6

What year did humans first set foot on the Moon?

1961
1969
1975
1983
4 answered
#7

Which space agency launched the Mars Rover named 'Curiosity' in 2011?

NASA
ESA
ISRO
Roscosmos
3 answered
#8

In what year was the International Space Station (ISS) launched?

1992
1998
2001
2005
4 answered
#9

Which astronaut holds the record for the longest continuous time spent in space by an American?

Scott Kelly
John Glenn
Buzz Aldrin
Sally Ride
3 answered
#10

What is the name of the first commercial spacecraft to transport astronauts to the International Space Station?

Soyuz
Dragon
Cygnus
Starliner
3 answered
#11

Which mission marked the first successful soft landing on the Moon?

Apollo 8
Apollo 11
Luna 2
Surveyor 1
4 answered
#12

What is the name of the first space station launched into orbit around Earth?

Salyut 1
Skylab
Mir
ISS
3 answered
#13

Who was the first woman to travel into space?

Valentina Tereshkova
Sally Ride
Yuri Gagarin
Mae Jemison
2 answered
#14

What is the name of the first artificial satellite launched by India?

Aryabhata
Chandrayaan-1
Mangalyaan
INSAT-1B
3 answered
#15

Which mission successfully landed the first humans on the surface of Mars?

Mars Pathfinder
Mars Exploration Rover
Mars Science Laboratory
Artemis III
3 answered
#16

Who was the first person to perform a spacewalk (extravehicular activity)?

Alexei Leonov
Buzz Aldrin
Yuri Gagarin
Neil Armstrong
2 answered
#17

Which planet in our solar system is known as the 'Red Planet'?

Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
2 answered

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