KIDS QUIZ
SPACE EXPLORATION
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Question
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Name the first reusable spacecraft.
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Atlantis
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Apollo
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Discovery
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Columbia
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The space shuttle Columbia is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, becoming the first reusable manned spacecraft to travel into space. Piloted by astronauts Robert L. Crippen and John W.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first orbiter, Columbia, launched on April 12, 1981, and returned on April 14, 1981, 54.5 hours later, having orbited the Earth 37 times. Columbia carried a crew of two-mission commander John W. Young and pilot Robert L. Crippen.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Space Shuttle was the world’s first reusable space vehicle. The orbiter, its 3 main engines, and twin solid rocket boosters could be refurbished and flown again. More than 800 astronauts rode on 135 shuttle missions from 1981 to 2011.
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