Which private space company successfully launched the first all-civilian crew into space for a tourism mission in September 2021?
a) SpaceX
b) Blue Origin
c) Virgin Galactic
d) Boeing
Answer: a) SpaceX
What is the name of the first private spaceflight company to offer suborbital space tourism flights?
a) SpaceX
b) Blue Origin
c) Virgin Galactic
d) Boeing
Answer: c) Virgin Galactic
Which country launched the first-ever space tourist, Dennis Tito, in 2001?
a) United States
b) Russia
c) China
d) Japan
Answer: b) Russia
What is the name of the spaceport located in New Mexico, USA, which is the primary hub for Virgin Galactic’s space tourism operations?
a) Cape Canaveral
b) Baikonur Cosmodrome
c) Kennedy Space Center
d) Spaceport America
Answer: d) Spaceport America
Which billionaire entrepreneur founded Blue Origin, a company focused on developing space tourism capabilities?
a) Jeff Bezos
b) Elon Musk
c) Richard Branson
d) Paul Allen
Answer: a) Jeff Bezos
What is the name of the spacecraft developed by SpaceX that is designed for human space travel and has the potential to carry tourists to space?
a) Falcon Heavy
b) Dragon
c) Starship
d) Crew Dragon
Answer: d) Crew Dragon
Which term is commonly used to describe the boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space, often defined as an altitude of 100 kilometers (62 miles)?
a) Kármán line
b) Van Allen belt
c) Ionosphere
d) Thermosphere
Answer: a) Kármán line
In what year did the first paying space tourist, Dennis Tito, travel to the International Space Station (ISS)?
a) 2001
b) 2005
c) 2010
d) 2015
Answer: a) 2001
Which company plans to offer luxury space tourism experiences aboard their spacecraft called “Spaceship Neptune” that will operate as a high-altitude balloon?
a) Virgin Galactic
b) Blue Origin
c) World View Enterprises
d) Space Adventures
Answer: c) World View Enterprises
Which space tourism company aims to launch tourists into space using a large helium-filled balloon and a pressurized capsule?
a) SpaceX
b) Blue Origin
c) Space Adventures
d) Zero 2 Infinity
Answer: d) Zero 2 Infinity
Which country’s space agency developed the Shenzhou spacecraft, which has been used for manned space missions and potential space tourism in the future?
a) China
b) Russia
c) United States
d) European Space Agency
Answer: a) China
Which space tourism company is known for its plans to offer a lunar flyby mission called “DearMoon” that will take civilians around the Moon?
a) Blue Origin
b) Virgin Galactic
c) SpaceX
d) Boeing
Answer: c) SpaceX
What is the approximate cost of a ticket for a suborbital space tourism flight with Virgin Galactic?
a) $10,000
b) $50,000
c) $100,000
d) $250,000
Answer: d) $250,000
Which term is commonly used to describe the sensation of weightlessness experienced by astronauts and space tourists during space travel?
a) Zero gravity
b) Microgravity
c) Lunar gravity
d) Martian gravity
Answer: b) Microgravity
Which country’s space agency operates the Soyuz spacecraft, which has been used for manned space missions and space tourism to the International Space Station (ISS)?
a) Russia
b) United States
c) China
d) Japan
Answer: a) Russia
Which space tourism company aims to provide high-altitude balloon flights for tourists, offering breathtaking views of Earth from the edge of space?
a) World View Enterprises
b) Blue Origin
c) Virgin Galactic
d) SpaceX
Answer: a) World View Enterprises
In what year did the first fully commercial crewed spaceflight take place with SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS)?
a) 2015
b) 2018
c) 2020
d) 2022
Answer: c) 2020
Which term is commonly used to describe the process of returning a spacecraft or space capsule safely back to Earth after space travel?
a) Reentry
b) Descent
c) Splashdown
d) Landing
Answer: a) Reentry
Which space tourism company plans to offer trips around the Moon with its spacecraft called “Starship” in collaboration with Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa?
a) Virgin Galactic
b) SpaceX
c) Blue Origin
d) Boeing
Answer: b) SpaceX
What is the term used to describe a suborbital flight trajectory that goes above the Kármán line, providing a brief experience of weightlessness for space tourists?
a) Parabolic flight
b) Suborbital hop
c) Microgravity excursion
d) Lunar flyby
Answer: a) Parabolic flight
Which space tourism company aims to offer trips to the edge of space using a high-altitude balloon and a pressurized capsule called “Spaceship Neptune”?
a) Virgin Galactic
b) Blue Origin
c) Zero 2 Infinity
d) World View Enterprises
Answer: d) World View Enterprises
What is the term used to describe the launch site and facility used for human spaceflight missions?
a) Spaceport
b) Launchpad
c) Cosmodrome
d) Launch complex
Answer: a) Spaceport
Which space tourism company is planning to offer suborbital flights using a reusable rocket system called “New Shepard”?
a) Blue Origin
b) SpaceX
c) Virgin Galactic
d) Boeing
Answer: a) Blue Origin
In what year did the first private citizen, Anousheh Ansari, travel to the International Space Station (ISS) as a space tourist?
a) 2001
b) 2005
c) 2010
d) 2015
Answer: b) 2005
Which term is commonly used to describe the act of experiencing the view of Earth from space during space tourism flights?
a) Earthgazing
b) Spacewalking
c) Stargazing
d) Lunar landing
Answer: a) Earthgazing
Which space tourism company plans to offer trips to suborbital space using its New Shepard rocket and capsule system?
a) SpaceX
b) Blue Origin
c) Virgin Galactic
d) Boeing
Answer: b) Blue Origin
In what year did the first space tourist, Dennis Tito, travel to the International Space Station (ISS)?
a) 2001
b) 2005
c) 2010
d) 2015
Answer: a) 2001
Which term is commonly used to describe the practice of offering space tourism experiences to paying customers?
a) Astrotourism
b) Aeroventure
c) Cosmotourism
d) Orbital tourism
Answer: a) Astrotourism
Which space tourism company aims to offer trips to suborbital space using its spacecraft called “VSS Unity”?
a) Virgin Galactic
b) Blue Origin
c) SpaceX
d) Boeing
Answer: a) Virgin Galactic
In what year did the first crewed suborbital spaceflight take place with Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity spacecraft?
a) 2010
b) 2014
c) 2018
d) 2022
Answer: c) 2018
Which space tourism company plans to offer spaceflights to an orbiting space hotel called “Axiom Station”?
a) Blue Origin
b) Virgin Galactic
c) SpaceX
d) Axiom Space
Answer: d) Axiom Space
In what year did the first fully private crewed space mission, Inspiration4, take place with SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft?
a) 2018
b) 2020
c) 2021
d) 2023
Answer: c) 2021
Which term is commonly used to describe the act of traveling to space as a tourist or non-professional astronaut?
a) Spacetouring
b) Astrocruising
c) Suborbital journey
d) Citizen spaceflight
Answer: d) Citizen spaceflight
Which space tourism company plans to offer trips to the edge of space using a high-altitude balloon and a pressurized capsule called “Spaceship Neptune”?
a) Virgin Galactic
b) Blue Origin
c) Zero 2 Infinity
d) World View Enterprises
Answer: d) World View Enterprises
In what year did the first paying customers, Richard Branson and other Virgin Galactic employees, travel to space aboard VSS Unity?
a) 2018
b) 2019
c) 2020
d) 2021
Answer: d) 2021
Which term is commonly used to describe the process of training and preparing individuals for space tourism experiences?
a) Astroconditioning
b) Cosmotraining
c) Astronaut orientation
d) Spaceflight readiness
Answer: d) Spaceflight readiness
Which space tourism company aims to offer suborbital spaceflights using a spacecraft called “New Shepard”?
a) Blue Origin
b) Virgin Galactic
c) SpaceX
d) Boeing
Answer: a) Blue Origin
In what year did the first female space tourist, Anousheh Ansari, travel to the International Space Station (ISS)?
a) 2001
b) 2005
c) 2010
d) 2015
Answer: b) 2005
Which term is commonly used to describe the act of venturing beyond Earth’s atmosphere and into space for recreational purposes?
a) Astrogallivanting
b) Cosmoexploring
c) Suborbital sightseeing
d) Space tourism
Answer: d) Space tourism
