Just About Space Stuff

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. How much would an astronaut and space suit that weigh 360 pounds on Earth weigh during walks on the moon? 70 pounds 90 pounds 80 pounds 60 pounds

2. As of 2001, how many space shuttle flights were taken by Dr. Story Musgrave, who has flown on more shuttle missions than anyone else? 6 8 7 10

3. What was the only thing that space pioneer John Glenn ate when he became the first American to orbit Earth in 1962? Tang soup Insure applesauce

4. In astronomy, a coma is the vast cloud of light that surrounds a black hole. True False

5. Which planet has the hottest average surface temperature? Answer: (One Word)

6. The Finnish stargazers used to call the shooting stars and the comets that they saw "fire foxes." True False

7. Which planet's moons are named for characters created by William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope? Uranus Pluto Venus Saturn

8. To a shuttle astronaut, Max-Q is the moment about 45 seconds after launch when the shuttle undergoes the maximum amount of air pressure. True False

9. An exoplanet is a planet that was once thought to be a moon, but due to advanced systems, has now been determined to actually be a planet. True False

10. To an astronaut, 'light the candle' means starting up the shuttle right before they take off. True False