Successfully navigating the BitLife Space Academy requires passing several key tests. This guide provides insights into acing the technical training portion, a crucial step towards becoming an astronaut.
Prerequisites for Space Academy
Before attempting the Space Academy, ensure your character meets certain criteria:
- High Smarts: A high Smarts stat significantly increases your chances of acceptance and success.
- Eligible Country: Your character must reside in a country with an active space program. These include:
- Australia
- Canada
- China
- France
- Germany
- Hungary
- India
- Italy
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Poland
- Russia
- United Kingdom
- United States
After university, look for the "Space Program" option under Special Careers to apply.
Space Academy Training Tests
Once accepted, you'll face three main training components:
- Fitness Training: This typically involves mini-games or stat checks related to physical health.
- Flight Training: This often involves a simulation mini-game requiring good reflexes.
- Technical Training: This is a multiple-choice quiz testing your space-related knowledge. Answering correctly boosts your technical training progress.
Technical Training Test: Common Questions & Answers
The technical training test presents you with questions about space and astronautics. Here are some common questions and their correct answers that you might encounter:
- Question: What device do astronauts wear to regulate oxygen in space?
Answer: EMU (Extravehicular Mobility Unit)
- Question: What does "EMU" stand for in the context of space suits?
Answer: Extravehicular Mobility Unit
- Question: Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?
Answer: Mars
- Question: What is the name of Earth's natural satellite?
Answer: Moon
- Question: Who was the first human to walk on the Moon?
Answer: Neil Armstrong
- Question: What force keeps planets in orbit around a star?
Answer: Gravity
- Question: Which US space agency is responsible for civilian space programs?
Answer: NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
- Question: What is the largest planet in our Solar System?
Answer: Jupiter
- Question: How many stars are in our Solar System?
Answer: One (The Sun)
- Question: What is a cosmonaut?
Answer: A Russian astronaut
Tips for Graduating
To increase your chances of graduating from the Space Academy:
- Maintain High Stats: Keep your character's Smarts and Health stats high throughout their education and leading up to the academy.
- Study Relevant Fields: While not strictly mandatory, having a degree in fields like Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics can be thematically appropriate and often correlates with high smarts.
- Be Prepared for Mini-Games: The fitness and flight training often involve mini-games. Practice can improve your performance.
- Retry if Necessary: If you fail a test, you can often age up and try again, or sometimes close and reopen the app to get a different set of questions or a fresh attempt at a mini-game (though this can be inconsistent).
Passing all training components will allow your character to graduate and become an astronaut, opening up exciting space mission opportunities.
