Space Exploration In Fact And Fiction

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1. Which famous author wrote the novel 'From the Earth to the Moon'? Jules Verne W.E.B DuBois H.G. Wells Sinclair Lewis

2. Also known as Dyna-Soar, what was the aircraft designation given to a proposed one-man reusable spaceplane? X-1 X-24 X-20 X-15

3. The first launch of the Saturn V moon rocket took place in what year? 1966 1967 1968 1965

4. What does the acronym TDRS (pronounced Tea-dress) stand for? Transcontinental Data Relay Satellite Tower Daniels and Rand Satellite Corporation Topographical Data Research Satellite Tracking and Data Relay Satellite

5. What was the original name of the space shuttle orbiter Enterprise? Constitution America Constellation Kitty Hawk

6. Russian manned space launches have traditionally taken place in which former Soviet republic? Uzbekistan Ukraine Turkmenistan Kahzakstan

7. Which Mercury astronaut wound up overshooting his target landing zone by over 200 miles and cost himself a career as an astronaut in the process? Deke Slayton Scott Carpenter Wally Schirra Alan Shepard

8. What prevented test pilot Chuck Yeager from being a member of the astronaut corps? He didn't have a college degree. He had diabetes. He was too tall. He was dishonorably discharged from the Air Force.

9. In what year did the Nedelin Disaster occur? 1960 1961 1958 1959

10. Which aerospace company was the prime contractor on the lunar module? North American Douglas Boeing Grumman

11. In what country does the European Space Agency conduct its Ariane rocket launches? Italy Ecuador French Guiana Algeria

12. Which Dale Brown novel focuses on a war in space between the United States and the Soviet Union? 'Silver Tower' 'Flight of the Old Dog' 'Day of the Cheetah' 'Hammerheads'

13. How long does it take to get from the earth to the moon? Two days Five days Four days Three days

14. In what year did the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project take place? 1973 1975 1974 1976

15. Who was the first man to walk in space? John Young Edward White Alexei Leonov Gherman Titov

16. What short-lived '70s vintage TV series featured Andy Griffith as a junk dealer who also owned his own rocketship? 'Have Junk, Will Travel' 'The Cape' 'Salvage' 'Flying High'

17. What killed the crew of Soyuz 11 in 1971? Capsule depressurization on reentry Explosion on the launch pad Collision with a meteoroid Heat shield failure on reentry

18. Arthur C. Clarke's 1973 novel 'Rendezvous With Rama' begins with what tragic event? Asteroid strike in Italy Comet strike in China Alien invasion in the United States Nuclear reactor meltdown in England

19. Which Apollo-era astronaut flew the space shuttle on its approach and landing glide tests in the mid-1970's? Fred Haise James Irwin John Young Ronald Evans

20. Who was the prime contractor for both the Mercury and Gemini spacecraft? Boeing Douglas North American Northrop