KIDS QUIZ
SPACE EXPLORATION
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Question
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What two shuttles have been lost during missions?
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Columbia, Atlantis
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Challenger, Enterprise
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Columbia, Challenger
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Challenger, Discovery
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The space shuttle program was retired in July 2011 after 135 missions, including the catastrophic failures of Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003 which killed a total of 14 astronauts.
Detailed explanation-2: -There have been two space shuttles lost due to explosion. The Challenger shuttle exploded in 1986 due to a leak in it’s fuel system causing the booster rockets to separate. This was followed on February 1st, 2003 with the Columbia explosion.
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