Moon in pink clouds (2)
National Space Centre

Design a date night on the ISS!

  • 14th Feb 2025
  • Author: Chloe Hopkinson

Keep track of your answers until the end and find out what romantic part of the universe you are most like!

OK, it's date night. What are you eating or drinking?

 

A) Space-grown potatoes

 

B) Cookies baked on the ISS

 

C) Ice cream, delivered in a special freezer from Earth

 

D) A fresh coffee courtesy of the Italian Space Agency

Cookie baked on ISS
NASA

What space-grown flower are you giving to your date?

 

A) Sunflowers

 

B) Tulips

 

C) Zinnias

 

D) Orchids

Zinnias grown on ISS
NASA/Scott Kelly

Choose a romantic date night activity!

 

A) Watching the sunrise (on the ISS you can see 16 sunrises and sunsets per day!)

 

B) Get creative and do some drawing like Yuri Gagarin did

 

C) Stargazing, duh!

 

D) Get married like Yuri Malenchenki!

Sunrise from ISS
NASA

Let's stick on a movie. What are you pulling from the ISS catalogue?

 

A) Guardians of the Galaxy

 

B) Alien

 

C) WALL-E

 

D) The Princess Bride

Watching movies on ISS
NASA/Joseph Acaba

Time to seal the deal. Choose an instrument to serenade your date!

 

A) Saxophone, like Jessica Meir

 

B) Guitar, like Chris Hadfield

 

C) Keyboard, like Edward Lu

 

D) Violin, like Sarah Gillis

Jessica Meir playing saxophone on the ISS
NASA

Add up your scores...

  1. Perseus Andromeda Constellations
    Public Domain

    Mostly As

    You are the tale of Perseus and Andromeda, a classic love story written in the stars!

  2. Venus image
    NASA

    Mostly Bs

    You are Venus, the planet of love and beauty!

  3. Pluto
    NASA

    Mostly Cs

    You are Pluto and its icy heart!

  4. Heart and Soul Nebula
    NASA

    Mostly Ds

    The Heart and Soul Nebulae, a love seen from 6,000 lightyears away!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Full Credits / References:

(Banner image) Cosmic Valentine, Credit: National Space Centre

(1) Cookie baked on ISS, Credit: NASA

(2) Zinnias grown on ISS, Cookie baked on ISS, Credit: NASA/Scott Kelly

(3) Sunrise over the Pacific from the ISS, Credit: NASA

(4) Astronauts watching a movie on the ISS, Credit: NASA/Joseph Acaba

(5) Jessica Meir playing the saxophone on the ISS, Credit: NASA

(6) Perseus & Andromeda Constellations, Credit: Public Domain

(7) Venus, Credit: NASA

(8) Pluto, Credit: NASA

(9) Heart and Soul Nebulae, Credit: NASA