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Exploring the World of Astronauts

This quiz tests your knowledge about astronauts, their history, missions, and contributions to space exploration.

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1 ________, a group of 13 women who were tested, but never flew in space

2 A bachelor's degree in engineering, ________, physical science or mathematics, as well as at least three years of related professional experience and an advanced degree (master's degree = 1 year or a doctoral degree = 3 years)

3 [37] In 2003, ________ became the first Israeli to fly in space, although he died during a re-entry accident.

4 The ________ also presents an Astronaut Badge to its pilots who exceed 50 miles (80 km) in altitude.

5 What does the following picture show?  Yuri Gagarin, 1961 first human in space   Astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a Manned Maneuvering Unit outside the United States Space Shuttle Challenger in 1984.   Space Mirror Memorial   Mission Specialist Educators Lindenberger, Arnold, and Acaba during a parabolic flight.

6 What does the following picture show?  Neil Armstrong, first person to walk on the moon (1969).   Astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a Manned Maneuvering Unit outside the United States Space Shuttle Challenger in 1984.   Countries whose citizens have flown in space.   Astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a Manned Maneuvering Unit outside the United States Space Shuttle Challenger in 1984.

7 The youngest person to fly in space is Gherman Titov, who was 25 years old when he flew ________.

8 Dennis Tito (American): April 28 – May 6, 2001 (________)

9 ________ program

10 The first American woman in space was ________, during Space Shuttle Challenger's mission STS-7, on June 18, 1983.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • engineer T.J. O'Malley pushed the button that launched American astronaut John Glenn into orbit on February 20, 1962.
  • the Space Shuttle mission STS-8 flew Guy Bluford (pictured), the first African-American astronaut.
  • the Lockheed NF-104A (pictured), equipped with a reaction control system as well as a rocket engine to supplement a jet engine, was a low-cost training vehicle for American astronauts in the 1960s.
  • the problem of harmful lunar or planetary dust adhering to spacesuits and being brought inside spacecraft by astronauts could be eliminated by the use of suitports (pictured), patented in 1996.
  • among people on stamps of Azerbaijan, featured in 1995 are eight female astronauts.
  • Leonid Kadeniuk, the first astronaut of the independent Ukraine, made his first space flight on NASA's space shuttle Columbia in 1997, and had been training for such a mission since 1976.
  • cosmonauts such as Grigori Nelyubov, dismissed from the Soviet space program, were airbrushed out of official photographs, leading to early Cold War speculation of failed missions even when the actual reasons for dismissal were sometimes mundane.
  • NASA astronaut Stephen Robinson has logged 497 hours in space.
  • British canoeist David Florence failed with an application to join the European Space Agency's astronaut training program before winning a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
  • astronauts have a patch of velcro inside their helmets that acts as a nose scratcher and that the manufacturing process used to create silent velcro for the U.S. Army is a military secret.
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