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Jason Plautz
Lunchtime Quiz: Name the Space Shuttles
by Jason Plautz - July 30, 2009 - 11:30 AM

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Last week, we celebrated the 40th anniversary of putting first man on the moon and NASA fever is in the air. There’s even newly renewed talk of space tourism. But for now, let’s remember the space travel technology we’ve got. Can you name the six space shuttles (including two that are no longer with us) in just two minutes?

Take the Quiz: Name the Space Shuttles

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  1. Can’t do it. I didn’t know Endeavour had a “u” in it. I even looked the word up to see how it is spelled.

    posted by Miss Cellania on 7-30-2009 at 12:27 pm

  2. YEAH, stupid “u”! Rassa frassin “u”! Why does NASA use the British spelling?

    posted by Kirk on 7-30-2009 at 12:45 pm

  3. NOOOOOOOOOOO. I missed the Enterprise. It took me 45 seconds to try to spell endeavour and I spaced on enterprise. Son of a Spock!

    posted by Ian on 7-30-2009 at 12:54 pm

  4. If you count Enterprise, you might as well count Pathfinder as well. It got a serial number (OV-98) and was used extensively for clearance tests and is on display today in an appearance that doesn’t appear “boilerplate.” Anyone who is familiar enough with the shuttle program to know about Enterprise probably knows about Pathfinder, too.

    posted by Dave on 7-30-2009 at 12:55 pm

  5. NASA used the British spelling because Endeavour (like all the shuttles) is named for another ship. In this case, it’s namesake was Endeavour, not Endeavor. I think that the shuttles themselves are overdue for an article on the main page, especially as the program is winding down. Incidentally, it’s winding down with a dense set of near-monthly flights over the next year to finish ISS assembly. Though the program (and indeed the shuttles themselves) is about 30 years old, it’s still easily the most complicated vehicle ever built.

    In case you hadn’t guessed, I’ll miss the shuttle program badly. I’d become attached to it as it was the only manned American space flight program during my life.

    posted by Dave on 7-30-2009 at 1:06 pm

  6. done in about 30 seconds–love that space program

    posted by Wayne on 7-30-2009 at 1:18 pm

  7. I would count Enterprise but not Pathfinder…

    Pathfinder never launched or flew.

    posted by Troy H. on 7-30-2009 at 1:35 pm

  8. Got all six – and I too will miss the space shuttle program.

    posted by Steve from San Diego on 7-30-2009 at 3:49 pm

  9. The Pathfinder was a trainer and did play a role in the working Shuttle program. In 1999, the nose cone from the Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB) had to be removed and used. NASA made it a practice to recondition and recycle the SRBs and were running low after loosing some in the Atlantic. It is on display at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL.

    posted by Steven from AL on 7-30-2009 at 4:54 pm

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