Space Exploration Trivia Questions
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In what year did Buzz Aldrin walk on the moon?
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1969
Which is the only known planet in our solar system that Jet Propulsion Laboratory spacecraft have not visited yet, but are planning to investigate?
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pluto
Who became the first human to complete an orbit of Earth during a flight on April 12, 1961?
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yuri gagarin
Which country's Suisei and Sakigake spacecrafts met Halley's Comet in 1986?
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japan
Which planet did the USSR's Venera 3 space probe become the first to physically touch in March 1966?
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venus
Who was the first person to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969, at 10:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time?
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neil armstrong
As of 1989, following Voyager 2's trip to Neptune, which is the only known planet not visited by a spacecraft?
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pluto
On which celestial body were the U.S. Ranger spacecrafts intended to crash-land?
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moon
In 1959, which celestial body's far side was first photographed by the USSR's Luna 3?
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moon
On March 1, 1982, the USSR's Venera 13 probe landed on which planet and sent back the first color photos?
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venus
Which planet did the Viking 2 lander fail to detect any quakes on using its seismometer?
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mars
Which asteroid, named after the Greek god of love, was the Near spacecraft scheduled to orbit on Valentine's Day 2000?
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eros
In 1959, the Russian probes Luna 1 and Luna 2 had close encounters with which celestial body?
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moon
Which Apollo 11 astronaut currently lives on a dairy farm near Lebanon, Ohio?
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neil armstrong
Who was the first American woman in space who was also a nationally ranked tennis player as a teenager?
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sally ride
Who made the 'Giant Leap for Mankind' onto the moon on July 20, 1969?
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neil armstrong
In which planet did Percival Lowell propose in a 1908 book that the markings were irrigation canals?
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mars
Who was the astronaut that took the first 'small step for man' on the Moon on July 20, 1969?
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neil armstrong
What heavenly body did Ronald E. Evans orbit alone as the last man to do so?
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moon
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