Space Stations: Life in Orbit

What this quiz asks

• Which was the world's first space station?
• What was the first space station of the United States?
• The International Space Station can be seen from the ground with the naked eye.
• On a space station, what does this facility use instead of gravity to do its job?
• Do astronauts float on the ISS because there is no gravity at that height?
• What is Canadarm2 on the International Space Station?
• The International Space Station is roughly the size of what?
• The International Space Station was launched into orbit in one piece.
• Select ALL of these that are part of everyday life for astronauts aboard the ISS.
• What does the name of China's Tiangong space station mean?
• When Skylab fell back to Earth in 1979, pieces of it landed in which country?
• At roughly what altitude, in kilometres, does the International Space Station orbit Earth?
• In which year did the first long-term crew move into the International Space Station?
• Select ALL of these space agencies that are partners in the International Space Station.
• In 2020, which spacecraft became the first privately built one to carry astronauts to the ISS?
• Order these space stations by when their first part was launched, from earliest to latest.
• In 2001 Dennis Tito became the first paying space tourist. Where did he stay?
• In 1994-95, doctor-cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov stayed aboard Mir in a single mission for about how long?
• Which Russian-built module, launched in 1998, was the very first piece of the ISS?
• What is the name of the core module of China's Tiangong station, launched in 2021?