Space Exploration History MCQs with Answers
Which country launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, into space?
a) United States
b) Russia (Soviet Union)
c) China
d) Germany
Answer: b) Russia (Soviet Union)
Who was the first human to travel into space?
a) Yuri Gagarin
b) Neil Armstrong
c) Buzz Aldrin
d) John Glenn
Answer: a) Yuri Gagarin
Which space agency successfully landed the first humans on the Moon?
a) NASA
b) Roscosmos
c) European Space Agency (ESA)
d) China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Answer: a) NASA
Who was the first person to set foot on the Moon?
a) Yuri Gagarin
b) Neil Armstrong
c) Buzz Aldrin
d) John Glenn
Answer: b) Neil Armstrong
Which space agency launched the Hubble Space Telescope?
a) NASA
b) Roscosmos
c) European Space Agency (ESA)
d) China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Answer: a) NASA
Who was the first American woman to travel into space?
a) Valentina Tereshkova
b) Sally Ride
c) Eileen Collins
d) Peggy Whitson
Answer: b) Sally Ride
Which space mission successfully landed the first humans on Mars?
a) Apollo 11
b) Voyager 1
c) Viking 1
d) Curiosity
Answer: c) Viking 1
Which space agency launched the International Space Station (ISS)?
a) NASA
b) Roscosmos
c) European Space Agency (ESA)
d) China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Answer: a) NASA
Who was the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth?
a) Yuri Gagarin
b) Neil Armstrong
c) Buzz Aldrin
d) John Glenn
Answer: d) John Glenn
Which space mission was the first to land a human-made object on a celestial body other than Earth?
a) Apollo 11
b) Voyager 1
c) Luna 2
d) Mars Pathfinder
Answer: c) Luna 2
Which space agency successfully landed the first spacecraft on a comet?
a) NASA
b) Roscosmos
c) European Space Agency (ESA)
d) China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Answer: c) European Space Agency (ESA)
Who was the first woman to perform a spacewalk?
a) Valentina Tereshkova
b) Sally Ride
c) Eileen Collins
d) Svetlana Savitskaya
Answer: d) Svetlana Savitskaya
Which space mission was the first to successfully land humans on the Moon?
a) Apollo 11
b) Voyager 1
c) Viking 1
d) Curiosity
Answer: a) Apollo 11
Which space agency launched the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity?
a) NASA
b) Roscosmos
c) European Space Agency (ESA)
d) China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Answer: a) NASA
Who was the first American to conduct a spacewalk?
a) Yuri Gagarin
b) Neil Armstrong
c) Buzz Aldrin
d) Ed White
Answer: d) Ed White
Which space mission was the first to send humans beyond Earth’s orbit and orbit the Moon?
a) Apollo 11
b) Voyager 1
c) Gemini 8
d) Mars Pathfinder
Answer: c) Gemini 8
Which space agency launched the first satellite dedicated to studying Earth’s climate and environment?
a) NASA
b) Roscosmos
c) European Space Agency (ESA)
d) China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Answer: c) European Space Agency (ESA)
Who was the first American to travel into space?
a) Yuri Gagarin
b) Neil Armstrong
c) Alan Shepard
d) John Glenn
Answer: c) Alan Shepard
Which space mission was the first to provide close-up images of Jupiter and its moons?
a) Apollo 11
b) Voyager 1
c) Galileo
d) Cassini-Huygens
Answer: c) Galileo
Which space agency launched the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury?
a) NASA
b) Roscosmos
c) European Space Agency (ESA)
d) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Answer: a) NASA
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth multiple times?
a) Yuri Gagarin
b) Neil Armstrong
c) Buzz Aldrin
d) John Glenn
Answer: d) John Glenn
Which space mission was the first to send a spacecraft to Saturn and its moons?
a) Apollo 11
b) Voyager 1
c) Galileo
d) Cassini-Huygens
Answer: d) Cassini-Huygens
Which space agency launched the first spacecraft to orbit Venus?
a) NASA
b) Roscosmos
c) European Space Agency (ESA)
d) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Answer: b) Roscosmos
Who was the first human to fly in space more than once?
a) Yuri Gagarin
b) Neil Armstrong
c) Buzz Aldrin
d) John Glenn
Answer: d) John Glenn
Which space mission was the first to provide close-up images of Mars and its surface?
a) Apollo 11
b) Voyager 1
c) Viking 1
d) Curiosity
Answer: c) Viking 1
Which space agency launched the first space telescope, known as the Hubble Space Telescope?
a) NASA
b) Roscosmos
c) European Space Agency (ESA)
d) China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Answer: a) NASA
Who was the first person to conduct a spacewalk?
a) Yuri Gagarin
b) Alexey Leonov
c) Eileen Collins
d) Peggy Whitson
Answer: b) Alexey Leonov
Which space mission was the first to provide close-up images of Saturn and its rings?
a) Apollo 11
b) Voyager 1
c) Galileo
d) Cassini-Huygens
Answer: d) Cassini-Huygens
Which space agency launched the first spacecraft to orbit Mars?
a) NASA
b) Roscosmos
c) European Space Agency (ESA)
d) China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Answer: a) NASA
Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
a) Yuri Gagarin
b) Neil Armstrong
c) Buzz Aldrin
d) John Glenn
Answer: b) Neil Armstrong
Which space mission was the first to provide close-up images of Uranus and its moons?
a) Apollo 11
b) Voyager 2
c) Galileo
d) Cassini-Huygens
Answer: b) Voyager 2
Which space agency launched the first spacecraft to orbit Jupiter?
a) NASA
b) Roscosmos
c) European Space Agency (ESA)
d) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Answer: c) European Space Agency (ESA)
Who was the first American woman to conduct a spacewalk?
a) Valentina Tereshkova
b) Sally Ride
c) Eileen Collins
d) Kathryn D. Sullivan
Answer: d) Kathryn D. Sullivan
Which space mission was the first to provide close-up images of Neptune and its moons?
a) Apollo 11
b) Voyager 2
c) Galileo
d) Cassini-Huygens
Answer: b) Voyager 2
Which space agency launched the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn?
a) NASA
b) Roscosmos
c) European Space Agency (ESA)
d) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Answer: c) European Space Agency (ESA)
Who was the first American woman to pilot a space shuttle?
a) Valentina Tereshkova
b) Sally Ride
c) Eileen Collins
d) Peggy Whitson
Answer: c) Eileen Collins
Which space mission was the first to provide close-up images of Pluto and its moons?
a) Apollo 11
b) Voyager 2
c) New Horizons
d) Cassini-Huygens
Answer: c) New Horizons
Which space agency launched the first space station, known as Salyut 1?
a) NASA
b) Roscosmos
c) European Space Agency (ESA)
d) China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Answer: b) Roscosmos
Who was the first American woman to command a space shuttle mission?
a) Valentina Tereshkova
b) Sally Ride
c) Eileen Collins
d) Peggy Whitson
Answer: c) Eileen Collins
Which space mission was the first to provide close-up images of Mercury and its surface?
a) Apollo 11
b) Voyager 2
c) Mariner 10
d) Cassini-Huygens
Answer: c) Mariner 10