Astronaut Riddles: 30 Space Riddles with Answers

I’m tall and pointy. I roar, I blast out fire, and I carry astronauts up into space. What am I?

I have my own air supply, a helmet and thick gloves. Without me, an astronaut could never step outside the spaceship. What am I?

Twelve astronauts have walked on me, and their footprints are still there, because I have no wind or rain to wipe them away. What am I?

Ten, nine, eight… I count backward, and when I reach zero, the rocket lifts off. What am I?

From space, I look like a blue marble with white swirls. Astronauts float by the window, look down at me and miss home. What am I?

On the space station, pencils, crumbs, water drops and astronauts all do this instead of falling to the floor. What do they do?

In 1969, I climbed down a ladder and became the first person ever to step onto the Moon. Who am I?

What’s an astronaut’s favorite key on a computer keyboard?

Why didn’t the astronaut feel hungry after blasting off?

Astronauts have walked on the Moon but never on me, the red planet. A trip to me would take about seven months each way. What am I?

My name comes from two Greek words that mean “star” and “sailor.” Who am I?

On April 12, 1961, I became the first human ever to travel into space, circling Earth once in a spacecraft called Vostok 1. Who am I?

In 1963, I became the first woman in space and spent almost three days orbiting Earth. Who am I?

Astronauts on the International Space Station circle Earth about once every 90 minutes. About how many sunrises do they see in one day?

Bread is a problem in space because its crumbs float into the equipment. What flat food do astronauts use for sandwiches instead?

When Apollo 13 had a problem on the way to the Moon, an astronaut radioed a famous line that started with the name of the city where Mission Control is. Which city?

In the United States, I’m called an astronaut. In Russia, I have a different name. What is it?

When an astronaut goes outside the spacecraft, tied on with a safety line, to fix something, what is it called?

To practice spacewalks on Earth, astronauts in full spacesuits train inside something huge and full of water. What is it?

Astronauts use me to stick cups, pens and food packets to the walls so they don’t float away. I have tiny hooks on one side and tiny loops on the other. What am I?

If an astronaut shouts as loud as she can during a spacewalk, how much does an astronaut floating right next to her hear through the empty space between them?

Astronauts often come back from a long stay in space a few centimeters taller. Why?

An astronaut gets teary-eyed watching Earth out the window. Where do her tears go?

Astronauts on the space station don’t lie down in a bed. How do they keep from drifting around while they sleep?

On the Moon, the Sun can be shining brightly while the sky stays completely black. Why?

True or false: you can see the Great Wall of China from the Moon with your own eyes.

During Apollo 14 in 1971, astronaut Alan Shepard did something on the Moon nobody had done before: he played a sport. Which one?

On the International Space Station, yesterday’s sweat and urine become something astronauts use every day. What?

In 1992, I became the first African American woman in space, aboard the shuttle Endeavour. I’m also a medical doctor, and I once appeared on an episode of Star Trek. Who am I?

On Apollo 11, two astronauts walked on the Moon. The third stayed in the command module, circling the Moon alone. Who was he?