Space operations and satellite control aptitude

About this practice suite

This suite prepares candidates for space operations and satellite control aptitude selection in the aviation, aerospace, air traffic, and airports sector with 5 skill areas: multitasking and monitoring, situational judgment, numerical reasoning, attention and concentration and critical thinking. Every question was written by Novus editors for this suite — none are taken from live or leaked exams — and the full bank holds 52 scored questions across three modes, plus 8 reserve questions used to vary repeat attempts. Answer keys never ship to the browser: your answers are scored server-side, and results stay on your device.

Skills this suite practises

• Multitasking and monitoring — Tracking multiple streams, priorities, alerts, and changing conditions.
• Situational judgment — Evaluating workplace responses against role-relevant principles.
• Numerical reasoning — Arithmetic, fractions, percentages, ratios, rates, estimation, word problems, and number relationships.
• Attention and concentration — Sustained focus, selective attention, and accuracy under time pressure.
• Critical thinking — Evaluating evidence, assumptions, arguments, credibility, and alternative explanations.

Sample questions from the guided bank

Two of the 10 guided-practice questions, shown exactly as they appear in a session. Answers and explanations are not printed here — keys stay on the server — so open guided practice to answer them and see how you did.

1. During a pass, battery voltage trending down fast, payload heater current high, and a noncritical camera glitch alarm appear together. Best first priority?

   • A. Protect power/thermal margins; shed nonessential loads per procedure
   • B. Fix the camera cosmetic glitch first
   • C. Ignore all alarms until end of pass
   • D. Reboot ground displays only

2. Two consoles disagree on spacecraft mode while a command window is closing. Best?

   • A. Uplink random commands
   • B. Stop commanding; reconcile vehicle state from trusted telemetry before any irreversible command
   • C. Trust the louder console
   • D. Extend the pass by wishing

Practice modes and timing

Guided practice is untimed-feeling and instructional; the mini-test is a short timed check; the full simulation mirrors a complete sitting. All three draw on separate question sets, so moving up a mode never repeats what you practised.

Study outline

Read the study outline for this suite’s skills, timings, and recommended lessons on one printable page, or download its standalone HTML file. The printable page can also be saved as a PDF from your browser.