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Space Shuttle Trivia Test: 12 Intriguing Facts

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<b>Q. Total people to fly on the shuttles?</b> A. 35<br> B. 135<br> C. 355<br> D. 1035 (NASA)

<b>Q. Total people to fly on the shuttles?</b> A. 35<br> B. 135<br><b>C. 355<br></b>D. 1035 (NASA)

<b>Q. Most flights by an individual astronaut?</b> A. 2<br> B. 7<br> C. 10<br> D. 14 (NASA)

<b>Q. Most flights by an individual astronaut?</b> A. 2<br><b>B. 7 -- a record shared by Franklin Chang-Diaz and Jerry Ross</b><br> C. 10<br> D. 14 (NASA)

<b>Q. Number of satellites and other payloads deployed?</b> A. 17<br> B. 79<br> C. 179<br> D. 719 (NASA)

<b>Q. Number of satellites and other payloads deployed?</b> A. 17<br> B. 79<br><b>C. 179<br></b>D. 719 (NASA)

<b>Q. Number of satellites and other payloads returned?</b> A. 0<br> B. 5<br> C. 25<br> D. 52 (NASA)

<b>Q. Number of satellites and other payloads returned?</b> A. 0<br> B. 5<br> C. 25<br><b>D. 52</b> (NASA)

<b>Q. Total mass delivered into space?</b> A. 35,000,000 pounds<br> B. 3,500,000 pounds<br> C. 350,000 pounds<br> D. 35,000 pounds (NASA)

<b>Q. Total mass delivered into space?</b> A. 35,000,000 pounds<br><b>B. 3,500,000 pounds (1,750 tons)<br></b>C. 350,000 pounds<br> D. 35,000 pounds (NASA)

<b>Q. Total dockings at the International Space Station?</b> A. 36<br> B. 42<br> C. 51<br> D. 74 (NASA)

<b>Q. Total dockings at the International Space Station?</b> <b>A. 36<br></b>B. 42<br> C. 51<br> D. 74 (NASA)

<b>Q. Duration of the longest flight?</b> A. 3 days<br> B. 7 days<br> C. 12 days<br> D. 18 days (NASA)

<b>Q. Duration of the longest flight?</b> A. 3 days<br> B. 7 days<br> C. 12 days<br><b>D. 18 days</b> (NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis)

<b>Q. Size of the smallest crew?</b> A. 1<br> B. 2<br> C. 4<br> D. 6 (NASA)

<b>Q. Size of the smallest crew?</b> A. 1<br><b>B. 2<br></b>C. 4<br> D. 6 (NASA/Jack Pfaller)

<b>Q. Size of the largest crew?</b> A. 8<br> B. 9<br> C. 10<br> D. 11 (NASA)

<b>Q. Size of the largest crew?</b> <b>A. 8<br></b>B. 9<br> C. 10<br> D. 11 (NASA)

<b>Q. Total time in flight?</b> A. 280 days<br> B. 621 days<br> C. 1,002 days<br> D. 1,310 days (NASA)

<b>Q. Total time in flight?</b> A. 280 days<br> B. 621 days<br> C. 1,002 days<br><b>D. 1,310 days</b> (NASA)

<b>Q. Total number of in-flight fatalities?</b> A. 5<br> B. 9<br> C. 14<br> D. 21 (NASA)

<b>Q. Total number of in-flight fatalities?</b> A. 5<br> B. 9<br><b>C. 14</b><br> D. 21 (NASA)

<b>Q. Total program costs?</b> A. $65.3 billion<br> B. $196.5 billion<br> C. $52.1 billion<br> D. $1.1 trillion (NASA)

<b>Q. Total program costs?</b> A. $65.3 billion<br><b>B. $196.5 billion*<br></b>C. $52.1 billion<br> D. $1.1 trillion <i>*According to an analysis published in the journal Nature by Roger Pielke, with Center for Science and Technology Policy Research at the University of Colorado in Boulder</i> (NASA)