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1. The oldest surviving man-made space object still in orbit is Vanguard 1, sent into Medium Earth Orbit by the US. It was launched within six months of Russia's Sputnik 1. When was it launched?
2. Back in Decemeber 2013, how many pieces of catalogued "space junk" larger than 10cm (4"), were being tracked around the Earth? Almost the area of South Carolina, in square miles.
3. How many catalogued pieces of space junk fall on average to Earth every day? 'Do astronauts like apples?' you many wonder.
4. The spacecraft furthest from the Earth was launched in September 1977 and is moving at 11 miles per second. What is its name?
5. Who was the head of the committee that produced the "Golden Records" that are now in interstellar space on Voyagers 1 and 2?
6. When was the first artificial object intentionally crashed into the moon? The year the music died.
7. What is the total weight of the artificial objects that have been left on the moon?
8. Up until 1986, how much did it cost to launch one pound of payload on the US Space Shuttle?
9. How many manned exploratory trips have been to the Sun?
10. If somebody finds a piece of space junk that has fallen, who owns it?
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