Space 119656

Space 119656 is a selection of 10 questions. Space 119656 is the filename to differentiate it from other Themed Questions. Feel free to use any of these questions and answers for your own quizzes. Just keep in mind that you cannot republish them in any format.

1   Who, in 1995, was the first female commander/pilot of the Space Shuttle?
A   Eileen Collins

2   In 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to do what?
A   Go into space

3   What name do astronomers give to a star that flares up to many times its normal brilliance then fades back to obscurity?
A   Nova

4   In 1965, Ed White became the first American to do what?
A   Walk in space

5   Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became what in 1963?
A   The first woman to go into space (She orbited the Earth 48 times and spent almost three days in space)

6   What name, also given to the spacecraft used, was given to the American space program that ran from 1959 to 1963, with the aim of putting a man in earth orbit?
A   Mercury (Project)

7   Name either of the astronauts aboard the first flight of the Space Shuttle (Columbia in April 1981)?
A   John Young, Bob Crippen

8   Woomera was the name of the rocket site in Australia, used for launching what?
A   Early British space missions

9   Which was the last space shuttle, completing its last mission in July 2011?
A   Atlantis

10   Name the space craft that exploded 72 seconds after lift off killing all 7 crew members in 1986.
A   Challenger