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Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
  • 1. When did the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occur?
A) December 28, 1985
B) January 28, 1986
C) February 4, 1986
D) March 15, 1986
  • 2. Who was the teacher on board the Challenger mission?
A) Sally Ride
B) Valentina Tereshkova
C) Christa McAuliffe
D) Anousheh Ansari
  • 3. What was the designation of the ill-fated Challenger mission?
A) STS-61-A
B) STS-107
C) STS-51-L
D) STS-31
  • 4. How many minutes into the flight did the Challenger disaster occur?
A) 73 seconds
B) 3 minutes
C) 30 seconds
D) 10 minutes
  • 5. What was the temperature at the time of the Challenger launch?
A) 45°F (7.2°C)
B) 78°F (25.5°C)
C) 60°F (15.5°C)
D) 36°F (2°C)
  • 6. What investigation determined the cause of the Challenger disaster?
A) Hansen Inquiry
B) Space Shuttle Safety Panel
C) Rogers Commission
D) NASA Review Board
  • 7. Who was the director of the Kennedy Space Center during the Challenger launch?
A) Richard G. Smith
B) Robert Crippen
C) Gene Kranz
D) Chris Kraft
  • 8. What was the name of the pilot of the Challenger mission?
A) Michael J. Smith
B) Ellison Onizuka
C) Ronald McNair
D) Judith Resnik
  • 9. Which academic institution was Christa McAuliffe associated with?
A) Central High School
B) Concord High School
C) Riverside High School
D) West High School
  • 10. In which state did the Challenger explosion sorrowfully take place?
A) California
B) Texas
C) Florida
D) Alabama
  • 11. The Challenger disaster led to a temporary suspension of what NASA program?
A) International Space Station program
B) Mars Rover program
C) Space Shuttle program
D) Apollo program
  • 12. What was the designation of the Space Shuttle that was destroyed shortly after launch in 2003?
A) Discovery
B) Atlantis
C) Columbia
D) Endeavour
  • 13. The Challenger disaster resulted in many changes to the Shuttle program. What was the date of the next Shuttle launch after the Challenger disaster?
A) April 12, 1982
B) November 18, 1996
C) September 29, 1988
D) June 25, 1992
  • 14. Which company manufactured the solid rocket boosters used on the Challenger?
A) Lockheed Martin
B) Boeing
C) Thiokol
D) Raytheon
  • 15. What was the primary contractor for the Space Shuttle program at the time of the Challenger disaster?
A) Grumman Aircraft
B) Lockheed Corporation
C) Rockwell International
D) Martin Marietta
  • 16. What was the primary payload of the Challenger STS-51L mission?
A) Tracking and Data Relay Satellite
B) Hubble Space Telescope
C) Space probe to Jupiter
D) International Space Station module
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