1. 

   Barack Obama is scrapping the Constellation programme, intended to send US astronauts back to the moon, in order to save how much money?

   1. $810bn

   2. $81bn

   3. $8.1bn

   4. $108bn

2. 

   How much has Nasa already spent on Constellation?

   1. $9bn

   2. $23bn

   3. $75bn

   4. $150bn

3. 

   What does the scientist Colin Pillinger believe the nationality of the next man or woman on the moon will be?

   1. British

   2. Russian

   3. Japanese

   4. Chinese

4. 

   When had Nasa hoped to land the next American on the moon?

   1. 2013

   2. 2020

   3. 2025

   4. 2030

5. 

   What is being proposed for the 1969 Apollo 11 moon base?

   1. That it is re-created by Nasa scientists

   2. That the remains are brought to Earth and exhibited

   3. That it becomes a Unesco world heritage site

   4. That the remains are fitted with a flashing beacon visible from Earth

Solutions

1:B, 2:A, 3:D, 4:B, 5:C

Scores

1. 0 and above.

   Still on the launchpad

2. 3 and above.

   Not quite stellar, but pretty respectable

3. 5 and above.

   Out of this world