What could happen if someone hacked a weather satellite?

Weather forecasts could be wrong

Why do satellites need protection from hackers?

They control important things like GPS and weather

When we send people to Mars, what will be a big cybersecurity challenge?

It takes a long time to send messages between Earth and Mars

What's the best way to protect important space systems?

Keep them separate from the internet when possible

What's the most important thing to protect on a spacecraft's computer?

Life support and navigation systems

What is cybersecurity in space?

Keeping space computers and satellites safe from hackers

Why can't astronauts just restart their computers like we do at home?

A system crash in space could be life-threatening

What makes space systems harder to fix if they get hacked?

They're very far away and hard to reach

What would be most dangerous if hackers attacked a Mars base?

Air and water systems might stop working

If an astronaut's computer got a virus, what's the biggest worry?

It might affect systems that keep them alive

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1
What could happen if someone hacked a weather satellite?
Weather forecasts could be wrong
Nothing important
The satellite would explode
It would rain more
2
How do astronauts on the space station talk to their families on Earth?
Smoke signals
Very loud shouting
Carrier pigeons
Secure, encrypted video calls
3
Why do satellites need protection from hackers?
Astronauts live in them
They might fall from space
They control important things like GPS and weather
They're very expensive
4
When we send people to Mars, what will be a big cybersecurity challenge?
Martians might be hackers
Mars has bad WiFi
Robots don't like passwords
It takes a long time to send messages between Earth and Mars
5
Has anyone ever actually hacked a satellite?
No, satellites are unhackable
Yes, it has happened befor
Nobody knows
Only in movies
6
What's the best way to protect important space systems?
Ask aliens to guard them
Keep them separate from the internet when possible
Hide them behind the moon
Make them invisible
7
What's the most important thing to protect on a spacecraft's computer?
Life support and navigation systems
Social media accounts
Music playlists
Games and movies
8
What is cybersecurity in space?
Keeping space computers and satellites safe from hackers
Teaching astronauts to use computers
Protecting astronauts from aliens
Making sure rockets don't crash
9
Why can't astronauts just restart their computers like we do at home?
There are no power buttons in space
Astronauts don't know ho
A system crash in space could be life-threatening
Space computers are different
10
What makes space systems harder to fix if they get hacked?
Space tools don't work well
Astronauts aren't good with computers
There's no internet in space
They're very far away and hard to reach
11
What would be most dangerous if hackers attacked a Mars base?
Air and water systems might stop working
They couldn't post on social media
Colonists couldn't order food delivery
They'd miss their favorite TV shows
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If an astronaut's computer got a virus, what's the biggest worry?
They'd lose their photos
They couldn't watch Netflix
It might affect systems that keep them alive
They couldn't email friends

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