20 Funny Questions to Ask an Astronaut

If you admire astronauts and you have an opportunity to meet one, how will you keep the conversation rolling and smooth?

You will have lots of things to say, but if you seek to keep the atmosphere funny, this article will educate you on twenty ways to ask funny questions.

Hence, these questions will break the ice in the room and give you a smooth conversation with the astronaut that you admire.

20 Funny Questions to Ask an Astronaut

1. How do astronauts pack food to go into space or do they stay hungry?
2. What are the other ways that a person can visit space without actually going there?
3. Why did Venus rush to buy an air conditioner out of jealousy?
4. If aliens invaded the earth, what do you think they would say to the cat?
5. Why are astronauts who successfully visit the outer space called Mickey Mouse?
6. When you go to space and you see an alien walking about, what do you think they are doing?
7. Heard that some people visited a restaurant out of space but did not like the experience, what could be the reason?
8. Astronauts are not always hungry no matter how long they stay at space, what could be the reason?
9. How did Mars propose to Saturn?
10.  You must have seen Earth gloating and teasing other planets, what does she usually say?
11.  We heard that you guys have been trying to save the astronaut who is trapped by gum, what exactly is holding him back?
12.  Heard that Neptune, Saturn, and Earth are organizing a birthday party for Mars, how do they intend to organize that?
13.  Other planets seem educated except the Sun, why didn’t the Sun go to school like the others?
14.  Most people have had their honeymoon on the moon, but you couldn’t find a room on it, why?
15.  A new space sport was invented but the Americans always seem to win, what is their secret?
16.  You dated an alien from space, what do you call him/her now that you guys have broken up?
17.  You launched wrongly and crashed into the moon, what did you do?
18.  Every astronaut is assigned a place to park his/her spaceship, what is this place called?
19.  A star was arrested by the astronauts, what was its offence?
20.  You found a book on antigravity and were quite enamored, what did you do with it?

How do astronauts pack food to go into space or do they stay hungry?

This funny question is derived from the homophone – launch (to send something into outer space) and lunch (a meal eaten at noon).

The joke centers on the fact that since there’s already a launch, there’s no need to have another lunch.

• How do astronauts pack food to go into space or do they stay hungry?
• No, they pack food in their launch box.

What other ways can a person visit space without actually going there?

This funny question is derived from the joke shared about people who climb the back of cows and jump over the moon. Since the moon is part of outer space, the joke then infers that you should just jump on some cow’s back.

• What other ways can a person visit space without actually going there?
• They can climb on the back of the cow that will jump over the moon.

Why did Venus rush to buy an air conditioner out of jealousy?

For lovers of astronaut, a folklore story is usually told about the planets, and this is where this funny question is gotten from. The folklore tells of the love story between planets and who is the hottest of them all.

• Why did Venus rush to buy an air conditioner out of jealousy?
• ‘Cause Mercury moved and replaced her as the hottest planet close to the sun.

If aliens invaded the earth, what do you think they would say to the cat?

This funny question is derived from the myth that cat are messengers of aliens. This is because there was a time in history that cats were worshipped, so a joke is then made about it.

• If aliens invaded the earth, what do you think they would say to the cat?
• They would ask the cat to take them to its litter.

Why are astronauts who successfully visit the outer space called Mickey Mouse?

The cartoon ‘Mickey Mouse’ has two major characters – Mickey Mouse and Pluto. This question is derived from that storyline and the homonym Pluto.

• Why are astronauts who successfully visit the outer space called Mickey Mouse?
• Because they went looking for Pluto.

When you go to space and you see an alien walking about, what do you think they are doing?

Astronauts who believe in the existence of aliens believe that they are not easily seen unless it is a sort of emergency.

Hence, this funny question is culled from that myth and from the homonym space (that explains the outer world and being out of a place to live).

• When you go to space and you see an alien walking about, what do you think they are doing?
• Probably building another house cause their room is all spaced out.

Heard that some people visited a restaurant out of space but did not like the experience, what could be the reason?

The funny question is derived from the idea that people love to be comfortable when they eat at a restaurant and the homonym atmosphere (that mass of air that surrounds the earth and local surroundings or environment).

• Heard that some people visited a restaurant out of space but did not like the experience, what could be the reason?
• There was no atmosphere in the restaurant.

Astronauts are not always hungry no matter how long they stay in space, what could be the reason?

The idea behind this question is derived from the homonym launch (to send something like a rocket forcefully or to eat your afternoon meal) and is quite sarcastic.

• Astronauts are not always hungry no matter how long they stay in space, what could be the reason?
• They already had a big launch so they’re covered.

How did Mars propose to Saturn?

This funny question is derived from the space folktale of the love story between the planets Mars and Saturn. It’s an inside joke among astronauts.

• How did Saturn propose to Mars?
• Quite easily, he gave her a ring.

You must have seen Earth gloating and teasing other planets, what does she usually say?

This funny question is founded on the idea that Earth is like a human who is proud and loves to gloat. It is quite sarcastic and is meant for laughs only.

• You must have seen Earth gloating and teasing other planets, what does she usually say?
• She tells them that they have no life or gravity.

We heard that you guys have been trying to save the astronaut who is trapped by gum, what exactly is holding him back?

There’s a gum company whose company name is a homonym for space orbit (i.e. the circular part where spaces revolve). This funny question is culled from that similarity and refers to an imaginary guy.

The astronaut you are sharing this joke with must already be familiar with the comparison to give the right response.

• We heard that you guys have been trying to save the astronaut who is trapped by gum, what exactly is holding him back?
• He’s stuck in Orbit.

Heard that Neptune, Saturn, and Earth are organizing a birthday party for Mars, how do they intend to organize that?

This funny question and its corresponding response focus or is derived from the homonym between ‘plan it’ and ‘plan-et’. The latter is simply planet spelled differently to rhyme in pronunciation with ‘plan it’.

This is also in reference to the folklore about the planets planning a birthday party for one of their own. It is strictly meant for laughs and would make more sense to an astronaut who understands the joke behind the question.

• Heard that Neptune, Saturn, and Earth are organizing a birthday party for Mars, how do they intend to organize that?
• Guess they will have to plan-et.

Other planets seem educated except the Sun, why didn’t the Sun go to school like the others?

This funny joke is derived from the homonym of degree (a title conferred on any student who completes a study or a program and the extent of the sun rays).

It compares the sun to a human who would likely go for a degree but the sun already has plenty of it.

• Other planets seem educated except the Sun, why didn’t the Sun go to school like the others?
• It already has millions of degrees, don’t think there’s a further need for that.

Most people have had their honeymoon on the moon, but you couldn’t find a room on it, why?

This funny question is derived from comparing the homonym ‘moon’ (the large round shiny object that circles the earth and the word added to honey to change the meaning to a trip taken by new couples to consummate their marriage).

• Most people have had their honeymoon on the moon, but you couldn’t find a room on it, why?
• It was full.

A new space sport was invented but the Americans always seem to win, what is their secret?

In every sport, there is usually a time when countries are brought together to compete against each other. It’s a way to socialize with different countries and create a healthy relationship among them.

Hence, this question, although founded on imagination, is culled both from comparing to this game and the homophone between the words stalling and Stalin.

• A new space sport was invented but the Americans always seem to win, what is their secret?
• The Soviets are always Stalin, so the Americans take the lead.

You dated an alien from space, what do you call him/her now that you guys have broken up?

This question is simply culled from the idea that when two romantic lovers break up, they refer to each other as ‘exes’. The joke now centres around an astronaut that dates an imaginary alien then breaks up with him/her.

• You dated an alien from space, what do you call him/her now that you guys have broken up?
• My SpaceX.

You launched wrongly and crashed into the moon, what did you do?

This funny question bases its humor on the homophone apologize and Apollo-gize. While the former means to feel sorry about something wrong done to someone, the latter refers to Apollo a space term.

• You launched wrongly and crashed into the moon, what did you do?
• What else could I do but apollo-gize.

Every astronaut is assigned a place to park his/her spaceship, what is this place called?

This funny question is culled from the comparison between a parking space where humans park their car and a parking meteor where astronauts can park their rockets.

• Every astronaut is assigned a place to part his/her spaceship, what is this place called?
• A parking meteor.

A star was arrested by the astronauts, what was its offence?

This funny question focuses on the fact that human shooting is a crime, so when trying to create humor, it is compared to a shooting star.

• A star was arrested by the astronauts, what was its offence?
• T’was a shooting star.

You found a book on antigravity and were quite enamored, what did you do with it?

Since there’s no book on antigravity, this funny question focuses on the sarcasm surrounding the nonexistence of a book on antigravity.

• You found a book on antigravity and were quite enamored, what did you do with it?
• I couldn’t put it down.

Conclusively

It has been a real pleasure researching and writing these questions, and I had the most fun discovering them. I’m sure that you too would have such an interesting conversation with an astronaut if you use these questions.