Space, the final frontier. What are the voyages?

In this quiz, h2g2 salutes NASA, which is only fair, since they're saluting h2g2 by dedicating Expedition 42 to a certain group of intrepid explorers. How much do you know about NASA missions? Here's your chance to shine like the stars.

Multiple choice.

1. What did the first X-Plane do in 1947?
   
   • Brought down aliens over Roswell.
   • Broke the sound barrier.
   • Defeated the Death Star.
   • Flew over Moscow.
2. Which of these programs came first?
   
   • Mercury
   • Gemini
   • Apollo
   • Skylab
3. What are Spirit and Opportunity?
   
   • Shuttles
   • Wings of the ISS
   • Apollo craft
   • Mars rovers
4. Which of these individuals was first in space?
   
   • Felicette the cat
   • Ham the chimp
   • Yuri Gagarin the human
   • Alan Shepard the human
5. What veggies have been grown in space?
   
   • Zucchini
   • Broccoli
   • Lettuce
   • All of the above
6. On what instrument was the first song played in space?
   
   • Guitar
   • Synthesizer
   • Saxophone
   • Harmonica
7. What is the connection between rapper will.i.am's hit song 'Reach for the Stars' and NASA?
   
   • It features backup singing by astronauts.
   • It was written to raise money for the ISS.
   • It was debuted on Mars.
   • It's Chris Hadfield's favourite song.
8. What was new about a Space Shuttle (STS)?
   
   • It was manned.
   • It could be steered.
   • It always had large crews.
   • It was reusable.
9. What is the average speed of the ISS?
   
   • 0, it's standing still.
   • 7660 meters per second.
   • 340.29 meters per second.
   • 299,792,458 meters per second.
10. Who do NASA work with on the SOFIA project?
    
    • Bulgaria
    • Germany
    • The UK
    • Russia

Think you got them all? Click on the picture to find out.

Dmitri Gheorgheni

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