History of NASA Quiz
Try out this History of NASA quiz to test your knowledge. History of NASA trivia traces the story of the U.S.
15 questions
~3 min to finish
Easy to hard difficulty
450 pts max score
Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
Which Pasadena laboratory is managed for NASA by Caltech?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
Which NASA facility in Louisiana is associated with building major external tanks and SLS core stages?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
Inside NASA, who championed the mission mode known as Lunar Orbit Rendezvous for Apollo?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
What Apollo mission holds the distinction of being NASA’s first crewed Apollo flight?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
Which Apollo mission was NASA’s most recent crewed Moon landing?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
What collective name was given to the set containing Hubble, Compton, Chandra, and Spitzer?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
Which NASA space observatory launched in 2003: Chandra X-ray Observatory or Spitzer Space Telescope?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
What spacecraft launched in 1997 on a mission to Saturn?
Question 9 · Hard · 40 pts
Which famous spacecraft pair began their journeys in 1977?
Question 10 · Hard · 40 pts
Which mission delivered the Curiosity rover in 2012?
Question 11 · Easy · 10 pts
What was the name of the mission that first landed humans on the Moon?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
What was NASA's first human spaceflight program called?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
Which program followed Project Mercury?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
Many early NASA launches took place from which Florida site?