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001 | From Where On 4th October 1957, Was The First Man Made Satellite Launched Into Space | Baikonur Kosmodrome , Kazakstan |
002 | With Which Sport Is Edwin Hubble Of Telescope Fame Associated | Boxing |
003 | By What Term Is A Lunar Roving Vehicle Better Known | Moon Buggy |
004 | Who Was The First American To Go Into Orbit In Space | John Glenn 20th Feb 1962 |
005 | How Long Did He Take To Complete One Orbit Of The Earth | 108 Minutes |
006 | In April 1970 Who Said "Houston We Have A Problem" | Jim Lovell On Apollo 13 |
007 | Who Was The First Man To Step Foot On The Moon | Neil Armstrong |
008 | And In Which Year Did This Happen | 1969 |
009 | From Where Do The European Ariane Rockets Lift Off | French Guyana South America |
010 | Which Soviet Artificial Satelite Was Launched In October 1957 | Sputnik I |
011 | Where Was The Launch Pad Of The Space Shuttle | Cape Canaveral , Florida |
012 | What Is The Reusable Part Of A Space Shuttle Called | The Orbiter |
013 | Where Is Mission Control Centre | Houston Texas |
014 | What Is The Name Of The Russian Space Station, Sent Into Orbit In 1986 | Mir |
015 | What Happened To Laika The Dog | First Animal In Space (Died) |
016 | What Speed Did Saturn V Have To Reach To Escape The Earths Gravitational Pull | 40,000 km/h |
017 | Which Space Shuttle Exploded On 28th January 1986 | Challenger |
018 | Who Holds The Record For The Longest Time Spent In Space | A Russian Dr (Valery Poliakov) |
019 | How Long Did He Stay In Space | 438 Days On Mir |
020 | What Is ARECIBO | Largest Telescope Dish In The World 305 Metres , Puerto Rico |
021 | Which Robotic Probe Accomplished The First Mission To Mars In 1976 | Viking |
022 | Between 1969 & 1972 How Many Men Went To The Moon | 12 |
023 | In Which Year Did The Last Manned Expedition To The Moon Take Place | 1972 |
024 | Whose Book About The History Of Americas First Space Programme Was Called "The Right Stuff" | Tom Wolfe |
025 | What Distinction Did Sally Ride Achieve | On 18th June 1983 First American Woman To Orbit The Earth |
026 | The 2 Stars To The Right Of The Plough In The Constellation Of Ursa Major Are Called The Pointers To What Do They Point | Polaris The Pole Star |
027 | Sharing It's Name With An Arnold Schwarzenegger Film, What Name Is Given To The Line Dividing Light And Dark Portions Of The Moon | The Terminator |
028 | On Which Planet Are The Herschel & Newton Craters | Mars |
029 | Approximately How Long Does It Take The Suns Light To Reach Earth | Eight Minutes |
030 | Why Is Pluto Not In Gustav Holst's Music Suite The Planets | Written Before Pluto's Discovery |
031 | What Is The Name Of The Largest Moon In The Solar System | Ganymede |
032 | In Which Year Was The Comet Hale-Bop Last Visible | 1997 |
033 | In 1995 The Star 51 Pegasi Was The First Star To Be Confirmed As Having What | An Orbiting Planet |
034 | Which Planet Was Discovered In 1781 By Amateur Astronomer William Herschel Working At His Home In Bath England | Uranus |
035 | How Many Years Does It Take Neptune To Orbit The Sun | 165 |
036 | Who Made The Discovery That The Sun Spins | Galileo |
037 | Which Constellation Has 3 Stars That Appear To Be In A Straight Line And That Are Referred To As A Belt | Orion |
038 | On Which Body Are The Sea Of Waves And The Sea Of Vapours | On The Moon |
039 | Which Is The Only Star In Our Solar System | The Sun |
040 | The Northern Lights Are Called The "Aurora Borealis" What Are The Southern Lights Known As | Aurora Ausralis |
041 | Io Is The Most Volcanically Active Body In The Solar System Which Planet Does It Orbit | Jupiter |
042 | By What Nickname Is The Star Sirius Known | The Dog Star |
043 | What Was Discovered By Clyde Tombaugh From The Lowell Observatory Arizona In 1930 | Pluto |
044 | How Many Moons Are There In Our Solar System A) 43 B) 53 C) 63 | C = 64 |
045 | Which Planet Spins On A Near Horizontal Axis As Opposed To A Vertical Or Near Vertical | Uranus |
046 | In Which Constellation Are The Stars Castor & Pollux | Gemini |
047 | During Which Event Can You Witness The Phenomenon Known As "The Diamond Ring" | A Solar Eclipse |
048 | Why Is Neptune Sometimes The Farthest Planet From The Sun | Because Plutos Orbit Is Eliptical So It Sometimes Cuts Inside The Path Of Neptune |
049 | Are Sunspots The Hottest Or Coolest Regions Of The Suns Surface | Coolest |
050 | Which Planet In The Solar System Is Nearest In Size To Earth | Venus |
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