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-20 X-15 X-24 X-1

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

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

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

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

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? Alan Shepard Deke Slayton Scott Carpenter Wally Schirra

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

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

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

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? Five days Two days Three days Four days

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

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

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

17. What killed the crew of Soyuz 11 in 1971? Collision with a meteoroid Heat shield failure on reentry Explosion on the launch pad Capsule depressurization 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? Ronald Evans John Young Fred Haise James Irwin

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