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Columbia Space Shuttle Quiz
Difficulty level 6
Example Quiz 1
  • 1.What was the official designation of Space Shuttle Columbia?
    OV - 099
    OV - 101
    OV - 102

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  • 2. Columbia Space Shuttle was named after,
    First US artificial satellite
    Command module of Apollo 11
     A country in South America

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  • 3. Who was the commander of the first Columbia mission?
    John Young
     Jerry Ross
    Micheal Baker

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  • 4. When was the first Columbia mission launched?
    May 22, 1979
    October 18, 1980
    April 12, 1981

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  • 5. Space Shuttle Columbia holds holds the record of,
    First four-member crew shuttle mission
    First six-member crew shuttle mission
    Both of the above records

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  • 6. What was the significance of the sixth mission of Space Shuttle Columbia?
    First shuttle mission to carry eight astronauts into space
    First deployment of a commercial satellite by a space shuttle
    Carrying the first Spacelab module into orbit

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  • 7. Which of these records belong to Space Shuttle Columbia?
    Deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope
    The longest shuttle flight
     Both of the above records

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  • 8. How many successful missions were completed by Space Shuttle Columbia?
    27 missions
     36 missions
    52 missions

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  • 9. Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003. During which part of the mission was the Space Shuttle disintegrated?
    At the launch pad
    Re-entry into Earth's atmosphere
     While orbiting the Earth

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  • 10. How many crew members were on board when Columbia disaster occurred?
    Six astronauts
    Seven astronauts
     Eight astronauts


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