Space Shuttle Quiz

  • 1.What are the components of a space shuttle?
    Orbiter, solid rocket boosters and command module
    Command module and solid rocket boosters
    Orbiter, solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank

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  • 2. What was the first fully functioning space shuttle?
    Enterprise
    Columbia
     Discovery

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  • 3. What was the space shuttle orbiter that was used only for test flights?
    Galileo
    Enterprise
     Spirit

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  • 4. How many orbiters in total were used for space shuttle missions?
    3
    4
    5

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  • 5. Which space shuttle exploded midway during its launch in January, 1986?
    Columbia
    Challenger
     Atlantis

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  • 6. Which space shuttle flew the Hubble space telescope into space?
    Columbia
    Endeavour
    Discovery

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  • 7. Which of these space shuttles was destroyed during re-entry in February, 2003?
    Columbia
     Atlantis
    Challenger

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  • 8. What is the minimum number of astronauts required for a space shuttle mission?
    2
     3
    5

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  • 9. Which of these space shuttle component cannot be re-sued?
    Solid rocket boosters
    Cargo bay
    External fuel tank

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  • 10. What was the name of the re-usable laboratory included in some space shuttle mission?
    Skylab
    Spacelab
     Shuttlelab


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