Trivia: Astronauts going to the International Space Station learn what language?
Mandarin Chinese
Russian
French
German
The correct answer is Russian
So why is this answer correct? : The first two nations to send astronauts to space were the United States and Russia, and today, most travel to space still departs from Russian airspace. For this reason, astronauts who travel to the International Space Station must learn Russian, and Russian astronauts who work with NASA technology learn English, making those the two official languages of space.