Dec. 12, 2025
Space Exploration Trivia
Rockets, rovers, and the mysteries of deep space — test your cosmic knowledge.
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Calorogus Shark Media Greeting's trivia fans. I'm Mark Allison. Today
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we're heading into space. Question one. What NASA rover landed
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on Mars in twenty twelve and became famous for its
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seven minutes of terror landing sequence? Question two? What was
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the first human made object confirmed to have reached interstellar space?
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Question three? Which private company achieved the first successful landing
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of an orbital class rocket booster in twenty fifteen. Question four?
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What space telescope launched in twenty twenty one was designed
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to study the universe in infrared light and is often
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described as Hubble's successor. Question five? Which astronaut served as
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commander of Apollo eleven during the first crude Moon landing.
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We'll be right back with these cosmic answers after this break.
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Welcome back. Let's reveal today's answers. Question one. The rover
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was Curiosity, whose dramatic landing on Mars captivated viewers around
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the world. Question two. Voyager one is the first human
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made object known to have entered interstellar space. Question three
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SpaceX became the first company to land an orbital class booster,
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reshaping expectations for reusable rockets. Question four, the James Webb
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Space Telescope or JEUST, was launched to peer deep into
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the early universe in infrared. Question five. Neil Armstrong Jung
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commanded Apollo eleven and became the first person to walk
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on the Moon. That concludes today's five daily trivia questions.
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I'm Mark Ellison. Portions of this program were made with
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the help of AI. See you tomorrow.
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