99 Nasa Space Missions Trivia Questions with Answers
99 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which NASA observatory launched in 2021 as the largest and most powerful space telescope ever built?
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James Webb Space Telescope
Which NASA space telescope launched in 2003 to study the universe mainly in infrared light?
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Spitzer Space Telescope
Which NASA mission carried Alan Shepard on the first U.S. human spaceflight in 1961?
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Mercury-Redstone 3
Which NASA mission mapped about 80 percent of Earth’s land surface with radar in 2000?
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Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
Which NASA space observatory, launched in 1999, studies the universe in X-rays?
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Chandra X-ray Observatory
Which NASA mission first orbited Saturn and studied its rings for more than a decade?
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Cassini–Huygens
Which NASA mission deployed the first rover to operate on Mars, landing in July 1997?
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Mars Pathfinder
Which NASA probe became the fastest human-made object after its 2018 launch toward the Sun?
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Parker Solar Probe
Which NASA space telescope launched in 1990 and studies visible, ultraviolet, and near-infrared light?
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Hubble Space Telescope
Which NASA spacecraft became the first to fly past Pluto, in July 2015?
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New Horizons
Which NASA mission launched in 2009 to create detailed global maps of the Moon’s surface?
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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter